Antigen decoding by T lymphocytes: From synapses to fate determination

Nature Immunology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 487-492

  Lanzavecchia, Antonio ^a   Sallusto, Federica ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITIC CELL; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DENDRITIC CELLS; DOWN-REGULATION; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0035377009     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/88678     Document Type: Review

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