Thymic vasculature: Organizer of the medullary epithelial compartment?

International Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1105-1110

  Anderson, Monica ^a   Anderson, Susan K ^a   Farr, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular differentiation; Endothelial cells; Stromal cells; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CAPILLARY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION; VENULE;

EID: 0033908044     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/12.7.1105     Document Type: Article

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