Thymic alterations in EphA4-deficient mice

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 804-813

  Muñoz, Juan J ^a   Alfaro, David ^a   García Ceca, Javier ^a   Alonso C, Luis M ^a   Jiménez, Eva ^a   Zapata, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A4;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MATURATION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 33745834379     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.2.804     Document Type: Article

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