Molecular interactions at the T cell-antigen-presenting cell interface

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 114-119

  Gascoigne, Nicholas R J ^a   Zal, Tomasz ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CALCIUM ION; DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL ASSAY; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHICKEN; EGG; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 1042290495     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2003.11.008     Document Type: Review

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