Functionally active CD8αβ+ TCRγδ intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes in athymic nu/nu mice

International Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-117

  Emoto, Yoshiko ^a   Emoto, Masashi ^a,b   Miyamoto, Mamiko ^a   Yoshizawa, Izumi ^a   Kaufmann, Stefan H E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic T lymphocyte; IFN ; Intestine; Nude mouse; Thymus independent

Indexed keywords

CD8 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; DIMER; GAMMA INTERFERON; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR DELTA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GAMMA CHAIN; CD8ALPHABETA ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOLYSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THYMUS FUNCTION; ANIMAL; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOTOXICITY; EPITHELIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; SECRETION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD8; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; EPITHELIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTESTINES; MICE; MICE, NUDE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, GAMMA-DELTA; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 0347989284     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh008     Document Type: Article

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