TCR gene rearrangements and expression of the pre-T cell receptor complex during human T-cell differentiation

Blood

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3033-3043

  Blom, Bianca ^b   Verschuren, Martie C M ^b   Heemskerk, Mirjam H M ^b   Bakker, Arjen Q ^b   Van Gastel Mol, Ellen J ^b   Wolvers Tettero, Ingrid L M ^b   Van Dongen, Jacques J M ^b   Spits, Hergen ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0033135841     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.9.3033.409k39_3033_3043     Document Type: Article

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