Double-positive thymocytes resistant to antigen-MHC-induced negative selection lack active caspase

International Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 767-774

  Ghendler, Yoseph ^a,b   Mizoguchi, Emiko ^b,c   Bhan, Atul K ^b,c   Clayton, Linda K ^a,b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Caspase; Negative selection; TCR(high); Thymus; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; SERINE PROTEINASE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031840630     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/10.6.767     Document Type: Article

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