Leptin selectively augments thymopoiesis in leptin deficiency and lipopolysaccharide-induced thymic atrophy

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-176

  Hick, Ryan W ^a   Gruver, Amanda L ^a   Ventevogel, Melissa S ^a   Haynes, Barton F ^a   Sempowski, Gregory D ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOKINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOPOIESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR GENE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS ATROPHY;

EID: 33745302179     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.1.169     Document Type: Article

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