Epithelial framework reorganization during human thymus involution

Gerontology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-18

  Marinova, Tsvetana T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Acute involution; Chronic involution; Cytokeratins; Epithelial cells; Human thymus; Microscopy

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; PEROXIDASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CHILD; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFECTION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; INVOLUTION; MICROENVIRONMENT; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 10644220115     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081429     Document Type: Article

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