Apoptosis in Primary Lymphoid Organs with Aging

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 524-539

  Sainz, Rosa M ^a,b,c   Mayo, Juan C ^b   Reiter, R J ^b   Tan, D X ^b   Rodriguez, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c Depto de Morfol y Biologia Celular   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging; Apoptosis; Bone marrow; Glucocorticoids; Melatonin; Thymus

Indexed keywords

BONE; HORMONES; T-CELLS; THYMUS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B-LINEAGE CELLS; BONE MARROW; CELL LOSS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LYMPHOID ORGANS; MELATONIN; MOLECULAR MACHINERY;

CELL DEATH;

GLUCOCORTICOID; MELATONIN;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW; CELL AGING; CELL DEATH; CELL LINEAGE; CELL LOSS; CELL MATURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LYMPHOID ORGAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENESCENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS ATROPHY;

EID: 0344153735     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10414     Document Type: Article

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