Ontogeny of the thymus in a teleost fish, Cyprinus carpio L.: Developing thymocytes in the epithelial microenvironment

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-137

  Romano, Nicla ^a,b   Taverne Thiele, Anja J ^a   Fanelli, Monica ^b   Baldassini, Maria Rosaria ^b   Abelli, Luigi ^b   Mastrolia, Lucia ^b   Van Muiswinkel, Willem B ^a   Rombout, Jan H M W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epithelial cells; Fish; Immunocytochemistry; Ontogeny; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FISH; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0033026553     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(98)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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