Formation and function of the immunological synapse

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 293-298

  Van der Merwe, P Anton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0036604984     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(02)00350-3     Document Type: Review

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