The role of iron in T cell development and autoimmunity

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-78

  Bowlus, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HFE; Iron; NRAMP1; Thymus

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; IRON; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL COUNT; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; IRON OVERLOAD; IRON TRANSPORT; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS ATROPHY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0141957994     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-9972(02)00143-X     Document Type: Review

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