Control of early thymocyte development by the pre-T cell receptor complex: A receptor without a ligand?

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 251-262

  Wiest, David L ^a   Carleton, Michael ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ligand; Pre T cell receptor; Signal transduction; Thymocyte development

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; DEVELOPMENT; GENE REARRANGEMENT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0033178512     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smim.1999.0181     Document Type: Article

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