The role of E-proteins in B- and T-lymphocyte development

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-153

  Bain, Gretchen ^a   Murre, Cornelis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

E proteins; Lymphoid development; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MATURATION; GENE MUTATION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0032053253     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smim.1998.0116     Document Type: Article

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