Differential requirement for mesenchyme in the proliferation and maturation of thymic epithelial progenitors

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 325-332

  Jenkinson, William E ^a   Jenkinson, Eric J ^a   Anderson, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell division; Fibroblast growth factors; Fibroblasts; Stromal cells; Thymus gland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 10; KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; MESENCHYME; MESENCHYME CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEM CELL; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; DNA PRIMERS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 7; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MESODERM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELLS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0042662851     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20022135     Document Type: Article

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