Effect of interferon on human thymus microenvironment

Immunology Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-27

  Artico, M ^a   Cavallotti, C ^b   Tranquilli Leali, F M ^b   Falconi, M ^c   Cavallotti, D ^d  

^a Dept of Pharmacol of Nat Molec ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human thymus; Interferon; Microenvironment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; EOSIN; INTERFERON; NORADRENALIN; PROTEIN;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SILVER STAINING; STAINING; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THYMUS;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ADULT; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0037413464     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2478(02)00180-3     Document Type: Article

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