Insights into T-cell development from studies using transgenic and knockout mice

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-23

  Basson, M Albert ^b   Zamoyska, Rose ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Knockout mice; T cell development; T cell receptor signaling; Thymus; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; GENE MUTATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; DNA DAMAGE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0034967676     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:18:1:11     Document Type: Review

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