Altered expression of the T cell receptor-CD3 complex in systemic lupus erythematosus

International Reviews of Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 273-291

  Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^a   Tsuzaka, Kensei ^a   Abe, Tohru ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Lupus; Signal transduction; T lymphocytes; TCR zeta chain

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ZETA CHAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL ADHESION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EXON; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; T LYMPHOCYTE; UNTRANSLATED REGION;

EID: 3042666733     PISSN: 08830185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08830180490452594     Document Type: Review

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