Cellular localization of NGF and NGF receptors in aged human thymus

Folia Biologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 160-164

  Marinova, Tsvetana ^a   Velikova, K ^a   Philipov, S ^a   Stankulov, I ^b   Chaldacov, G ^b   Aloe, L ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA   (Bulgaria)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epithelial cells; Human thymus; Immunoreactivity; Involution; Microscopy; NGF; p75NTR; TrkA

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; PROTEIN P75;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL MATURATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPY; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042825771     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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