Thymocyte depletion affects neurotrophin receptor expression in thymic stromal cells

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-238

  Perez Pinera P ^a   Garcia Suarez O ^a,b   Prieto, J G ^a   Germana, A ^b   Ciriaco, E ^b   del Valle, M E ^a   Vega, José A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Corticoids; p75NTR; Thymus; TrkA

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CORTICOSTEROID; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P75; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; DEXAMETHASONE; DOWN-REGULATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTOR, TRKB; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; STROMAL CELLS; THYMUS GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644846228     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00514.x     Document Type: Article

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