TNF and fas-induced apoptosis during negative selection in thymic nurse cells

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 154-156

  Pezzano, Mark ^a   Samms, Michael ^a   Guyden, Jerry C ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; THYMUS;

ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; THYMUS GLAND; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0035656088     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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