Normal Structure, Function and Histology of the Thymus

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 504-514

  Pearse, Gail ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anatomy; epithelial cells; epithelium free areas; positive negative selection; SCID mice; T cells

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GUINEA PIG; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS CYST; THYMUS DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; MICE; MICE, SCID; RATS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33750475605     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01926230600865549     Document Type: Article

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