The structure and function of γc-dependent cytokines and receptors: Regulation of T lymphocyte development and homeostasis

Critical Reviews in Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 503-524

  He, You Wen ^a,b   Malek, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokine receptor superfamily; Immunodeficiency; In vivo animal models; Interleukin 2; Interleukin 7

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 7; INTERLEUKIN 9;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LYMPHOPOIESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN; SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; T-LYMPHOCYTES; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031788725     PISSN: 10408401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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