Expression of Dll4 and CCL25 in Foxn1-negative epithelial cells in the post-natal thymus

International Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-132

  Itoi, Manami ^a   Tsukamato, Noriyuki ^a   Amagai, Takashi ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CCL25 CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE; DELTA LIKE PROTEIN 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXN1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHEMOKINES, CC; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 33846613211     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxl129     Document Type: Article

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