Thymic selection does not limit the individual MHC diversity

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3353-3358

  Borghans, José A M ^a,b,c   Noest, André J ^a   De Boer, Rob J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c SANQUIN RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evolution; MHC molecules; T lymphocytes; Thymic selection; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; PEPTIDES; PROBABILITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0347405308     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200324365     Document Type: Article

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