The timing of TCRα expression critically influences T cell development and selection

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 111-121

  Baldwin, Troy A ^a   Sandau, Michelle M ^a   Jameson, Stephen C ^a   Hogquist, Kristin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CD8ALPHA ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN;

ACCURACY; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONAL DELETION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REARRANGEMENT, ALPHA-CHAIN T-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 22344450566     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20050359     Document Type: Article

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