Analysis of the human thymic perivascular space during aging

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1031-1039

  Flores, Kristina G ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Sempowski, Gregory D ^a   Haynes, Barton F ^a   Hale, Laura P ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD1 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MONOCYTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE; THYMUS;

EID: 0032718690     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI7558     Document Type: Article

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