Age-related changes in the cellular composition of the thymus in children

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 834-840

  Weerkamp, Floor ^a   De Haas, Edwin F E ^a   Naber, Brigitta A E ^a   Comans Bitter, W Marieke ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^a   Van Dongen, Jacques J M ^a   Staal, Frank J T ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Childhood; Down syndrome; NK cells; T lymphocytes; Thymocyte development; Thymus; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STEM CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 16244386483     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.10.031     Document Type: Article

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