Gene expression analysis of thymocyte selection in vivo

International Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1237-1248

  Schmitz, Ingo ^a   Clayton, Linda K ^a   Reinherz, Ellis L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA microarray; Gene profiling; T cell differentiation; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CELL DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA RECOMBINATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; APOPTOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGANDS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0141840803     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxg125     Document Type: Article

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