Optimization of culture and storage conditions for an in vitro system to evaluate thymocyte phenotype and function

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 312, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 157-166

  Young, Charlene D ^a,b   Angel, Jonathan B ^a,b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CD127; Interleukin 7; Thymic epithelial cells; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 7; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CHILD; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DOWN REGULATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-7; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-7; REFRIGERATION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; THYMUS GLAND; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 33646901608     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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