Lymphoid progenitor cells in human tonsils

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-24

  Strauchen, James A ^a   Miller, Lorraine K ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphoid progenitor cells; TdT; Tonsils

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; CD99 ANTIGEN; CELL ANTIBODY; CELL ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; LYMPHOID CELL; LYMPHOPOIESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TONSIL; TONSIL TUMOR;

EID: 0037281322     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690301100105     Document Type: Article

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