Positive selection of CD4+ t cells is induced in vivo by agonist and inhibited by antagonist peptides

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 407-416

  Kraj, P ^a   Pacholczyk, R ^a   Ignatowicz, H ^a   Kisielow, P ^a   Jensen, P ^a   Ignatowicz, L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonist peptide; CD4+ cells; MHC class II; Positive selection; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSGENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0035920562     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.194.4.407     Document Type: Article

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