Reduced expression of CD99 and functional disturbance in anencephalic cortical thymocytes

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 434, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 443-449

  Shin, Young Kee ^a   Lee, Geon Kook ^b   Kook, Myeong Cherl ^a   Jung, Kyeong Cheon ^a   Kim, Jung Ran ^c   Song, Hyung Geun ^b   Park, Seong Hoe ^a   Chi, Je Geun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Anencephaly; Apoptosis; CD99; Thymic hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

CD99 ANTIGEN;

ANENCEPHALUS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG FIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

ANENCEPHALY; ANTIGENS, CD; APOPTOSIS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL AGGREGATION; DOWN-REGULATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA;

EID: 0032979146     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050364     Document Type: Article

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