Population biology of lymphocytes: The flight for survival

Annual Review of Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue , 2000, Pages 83-111

  Freitas, Antonio A ^a   Rocha, Benedita ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Lymphocyte competition; Lymphocyte homeostasis; Lymphocyte survival and life spans; Naive and memory lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CELL SURVIVAL; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFESPAN; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0034080178     PISSN: 07320582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.18.1.83     Document Type: Review

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