Larval antigen molecules recognized by adult immune cells of inbred Xenopus laevis: Two pathways for recognition by adult splenic T cells

Developmental Biology

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 365-374

  Izutsu, Yumi ^a   Tochinai, Shin ^a   Iwabuchi, Kazuya ^a   Onoè, Kazunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidermal cell; Larval antigens; Metamorphosis; T cell; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034657763     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9681     Document Type: Article

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