T cell homeostasis in tolerance and immunity

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 575-584

  Marleau, Annette M ^a   Sarvetnick, Nora ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Homeostatic proliferation; Lymphopenia; Nonobese diabetic mouse

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 21;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CYTOKINES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; LYMPHOPENIA; SELF TOLERANCE; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 24744441702     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0105050     Document Type: Review

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