The role of morphogens in T-cell development

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 197-206

  Varas, Alberto ^a   Hager Theodorides, Ariadne L ^b   Sacedón, Rosa ^a   Vicente, Angeles ^a   Zapata, Agustín G ^a   Crompton, Tessa ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; MORPHOGEN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

CELL COUNT; CELL FATE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0037384858     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4906(03)00033-4     Document Type: Review

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