Molecular mechanisms governing thymocyte migration: Combined role of chemokines and extracellular matrix

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 951-961

  Savino, Wilson ^a,b   Mendes Da Cruz, Daniella Arêas ^a   Smaniotto, Salete ^a,c   Silva Monteiro, Elizângela ^a   Serra Villa Verde, Déa Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Galectins; Integrins; Thymic epithelial cells; Thymic nurse cells; Thymocyte migration

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; FIBRONECTIN; GALECTIN; GALECTIN 3; INTEGRIN; LAMININ; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL MIGRATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CHEMOKINES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; INTEGRINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 2642511658     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1003455     Document Type: Review

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