Generation and maintenance of memory T cells

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 248-254

  Sprent, Jonathan ^a   Surh, Charles D ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Development; Homeostasis; IFN I; IL 15; Immunology; Memory; Survival; T cells

Indexed keywords

HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOLOGY; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0035316377     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: 18790372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(00)00211-9     Document Type: Review

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