Positive selection of thymocytes expressing the same TCR by different MHC ligands results in the production of functionally distinct thymocytes distinguished by differential expression of the heat stable antigen

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 718-727

  Teh, Hung Sia ^a,b   Motyka, Bruce ^a   Teh, Soo Jeet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Dept of Microbiology and Immunology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD24; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CROSSES, GENETIC; H-2 ANTIGENS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LIGANDS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0031975909     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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