Ligand-specific selection of MHC class II-restricted thymocytes in fetal thymic organ culture

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 5675-5682

  Kersh, Gilbert J ^a,b   Engle, Deborah L ^a   Williams, Calvin B ^a   Allen, Paul M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0034114928     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.164.11.5675     Document Type: Article

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