Development of the thymus requires signaling through the fibroblast growth factor receptor R2-IIIb

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1954-1961

  Revest, J M ^a   Suniara, R K ^a   Kerr, K ^a   Owen, J J T ^a   Dickson, C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOPLASIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN GROWTH; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0035881543     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.4.1954     Document Type: Article

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