Control of recent thymic emigrant survival by positive selection signals and early growth response gene 1

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2270-2277

  Schnell, Frederick J ^a   Kersh, Gilbert J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 1; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGR 1 GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SELECTION; HOMEOSTASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; THYMOCYTE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 23444444199     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.4.2270     Document Type: Article

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