In vitro evidence for participation of DEC-205 expressed by thymic cortical epithelial cells in clearance of apoptotic thymocytes

International Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-203

  Small, Myra ^a   Kraal, Georg ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apoptotic thymocyte; DEC 205 NLDC 145 antigen; Thymic stroma; Thymocyte clearance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CASPASE 3; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA FRAGMENT; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN CDR 1; PROTEIN DEC 205; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL INTERACTION; CLEARANCE; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; APOPTOSIS; EPITHELIUM; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; STROMAL CELLS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0037328583     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxg024     Document Type: Article

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