Differential expression of cellular prion protein on human blood and tonsil lymphocytes

Haematologica

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 475-480

  Antoine, Nadine ^a   Cesbron, Jean Yves ^b   Coumans, Bernard ^a   Jolois, Olivier ^a   Zorzi, Willy ^a   Heinen, Ernst ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Cytofluorometry; Human lymphocytes; Prion protein (PrPc)

Indexed keywords

MITOGENIC AGENT; PRION PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL MIGRATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOID ORGAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TONSIL;

ADULT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PRIONS; TONSIL;

EID: 0033916257     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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