The CD3γ chain is essential for development of both the TCRαβ and TCRγδ lineages

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1871-1882

  Haks, Mariëlle C ^a   Krimpenfort, Paul ^a   Borst, Jannie ^a   Kruisbeek, Ada M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CD3 deficient; Gene targeting; Pre TCR; T cell development

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; ANIMAL; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD; CELL LINEAGE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; MOUSE MUTANT; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHENOTYPE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINEAGE; GENE REARRANGEMENT, T-LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPH NODES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, GAMMA-DELTA; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0032037669     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.7.1871     Document Type: Article

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