The contribution of the thymus to immune reconstitution after hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

Cytotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 425-426

  Douek, Daniel C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AGE; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOASSAY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; LYMPHOCYTOPOIESIS; MITOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS FUNCTION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0036433692     PISSN: 14653249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146532402320776035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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