Interleukin-7, a non-redundant potent cytokine whose over-expression massively perturbs B-lymphopoiesis

International Reviews of Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 285-308

  Mertsching, Elisabeth ^a   Meyer, Valerie ^a   Linares, José ^a   Lombard Platet, Suzanne ^a   Ceredig, Rhodri ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gene knock out; Interleukin 7; Interleukin 7 receptor; Review; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031890341     PISSN: 08830185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08830189809042998     Document Type: Article

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