Studies on the role of IL-7 presentation by mesenchymal fibroblasts during early thymocyte development

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2125-2129

  Banwell, Claire M ^a   Partington, Katharine M ^a   Jenkinson, Eric J ^a   Anderson, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Fibroblast; Thymic epithelium; Thymocyte

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARAN SULFATE; INTERLEUKIN 7; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURFACE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FIBROBLASTS; HEPARITIN SULFATE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; INTERLEUKIN-7; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0033846546     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(2000)30:8<2125::AID-IMMU2125>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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