Evolution of the Thymus Size in Response to Physiological and Random Events Throughout Life

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 464-476

  Domínguez Gerpe, Lourdes ^a,b   Rey Méndez, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Aging; Apoptosis; Chemoattractants; Involution; Pre T cells; Stress; Thymopoiesis

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; STEM CELLS; T-CELLS; THYMUS;

AGE; BONE MARROW; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; CHEMOATTRACTANTS; HAEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; INVOLUTION; PRE-T CELL; THYMOPOIESIS;

CELL DEATH;

CYTOKINE; HORMONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; INVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS FUNCTION;

EID: 0345447486     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10408     Document Type: Article

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