TCR signaling inhibits glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis in murine thymocytes depending on the stage of development

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3287-3296

  Erlacher, Miriam ^a   Knoflach, Michael ^a   Stec, Ilona E M ^a   Böck, Günther ^a   Wick, Georg ^a   Wiegers, G Jan ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Glucocorticoid; T lymphocytes; TCR; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD3; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MIFEPRISTONE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 27944498156     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200526279     Document Type: Article

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