Interleukin-15 and the regulation of lymphoid homeostasis

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 537-544

  Lodolce, James ^a   Burkett, Patrick ^a   Koka, Rima ^a   Boone, David ^a   Chien, Marcia ^a   Chan, Faye ^a   Madonia, Michelle ^a   Chai, Sophia ^a   Ma, Averil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Interleukin 15; Lymphoid homeostasis; Pleiotropic expression

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 15 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; INTERLEUKIN-15; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-15; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0036890419     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(02)00211-0     Document Type: Review

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