Foxp3: A critical transcription factor for the development of regulatory T cells

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 106-110

  Rao, En Yu ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Foxp3; Immune tolerance; Regulatory T cells

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CANCER THERAPY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; EXPERIMENT; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSPLANTATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 18644381392     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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