The evolutionary history of lymphoid organs

Nature Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-135

  Boehm, Thomas ^a   Bleul, Conrad C ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY AND EPIGENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ACCESSORY CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; DENDRITIC CELL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; LYMPHOPOIESIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EVOLUTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTES; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN; VDJ RECOMBINASES;

EID: 33846508133     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: 15292916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni1435     Document Type: Article

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