Low T cell receptor excision circle levels in patients thymectomized 25-54 years ago

Immunology Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 91-92

  Storek, Jan ^a   Douek, Daniel C ^b   Keesey, John C ^c   Boehmer, Lisa ^c   Storer, Barry ^a   Maloney, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

DNA PURIFICATION; EXCISION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

EID: 0141638532     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2478(03)00133-0     Document Type: Letter

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