The human thymic microenvironment during organ culture

Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-36

  Markert, M Louise ^a   Watson, T J ^a   Kaplan, Irene ^a   Hale, Laura P ^a   Haynes, Barton F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0031014383     PISSN: 00901229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/clin.1996.4266     Document Type: Article

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