Αβ/γδ Lineage commitment in the thymus of normal and genetically manipulated mice

Advances in Immunology

Volumn 71, Issue , 1998, Pages 1-76

  Fehling, Hans Jörg ^a   Gilfillan, Susan ^a   Ceredig, Rhodri ^b  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Centre de Recherche d'Immunologie et Hematologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE MARKER; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL SELECTION; DENDRITIC CELL; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE TARGETING; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MODEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0033491635     PISSN: 00652776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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