T-cell apoptosis and differential human leucocyte antigen class II expression in human thymus

Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 249-256

  Douek, D C ^a   Altmann, D M ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA DM ANTIGEN; HLA DO ANTIGEN; HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPITHELIUM CELL; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

APOPTOSIS; CHILD; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HLA-D ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0033974674     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2000.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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