Differential CD4/CD8 subset-specific expression of highly homologous rat Tcrb-V8 family members suggests a role of CDR2 and/or CDR4 (HV4) in MHC class-specific thymic selection

International Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 435-444

  Herrmann, Thomas ^a   Hofmann, Kathrin ^a   Torres Nagel, Nora E ^a   Asmuß, Anne ^a   Hünig, Thomas ^a   Wonigeit, Kurt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complementarity determining region; MHC; Polymorphism; Superantigens; T cell repertoire; TCR; V segments

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; COMPLEMENTARITY DETERMINING REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0033023433     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/11.3.435     Document Type: Article

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