Human thymic stromal cell irradiation reduces intra-thymic T cell precursor proliferation: Evidence for a soluble mediator

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 387-396

  Bertho, J M ^a   Gourmelon, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD2 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD7 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COBALT 60; INTERLEUKIN 7; STEM CELL FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0031682336     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095530098141528     Document Type: Article

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