Role of the common cytokine receptor γ chain (γ(c))in thymocyte selection

Immunology Today

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 88-94

  Nakajima, Hiroshi ^a   Noguchi, Masayuki ^b   Leonard, Warren J ^c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; CYTOKINE; CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SELECTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0034142225     PISSN: 01675699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(99)01555-8     Document Type: Note

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