Transcription of a broad range of self-antigens in human thymus suggests a role for central mechanisms in tolerance toward peripheral antigens

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5918-5929

  Sospedra, Mireia ^a   Ferrer Francesch, Xavier ^b   Domínguez, Orlando ^c   Juan, Manel ^b   Foz Sala, Màrius ^b   Pujol Borrell, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^c Almirall Prodesfarma SA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIGEN; AUTOANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; GLUCAGON; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; RETINA S ANTIGEN; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID PEROXIDASE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYMUS;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; AUTOANTIGENS; CELL SEPARATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF TOLERANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032402315     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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