On the role of high- and low-abundance class II MHC-peptide complexes in the thymic positive selection of CD4+ T cells

International Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-72

  Chmielowski, Bartosz ^a   Muranski, Pawel ^a   Kisielow, Pawel ^b   Ignatowicz, Leszek ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

MHC peptide complex; Positive selection; T cell repertoire

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PEPTIDE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0033976590     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/12.1.67     Document Type: Article

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