RAG2:GFP knockin mice reveal novel aspects of RAG2 expression in primary and peripheral lymphoid tissues

Immunity

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-212

  Monroe, Robert J ^a   Seidl, Katherine J ^a   Gaertner, Frank ^a   Han, Shuhua ^b   Chen, Feng ^a   Sekiguchi, JoAnn ^a   Wang, Jiyang ^a   Ferrini, Roger ^a   Davidson, Laurie ^a   Kelsoe, Garnett ^b   Alt, Frederick W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0033180183     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80095-3     Document Type: Article

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