Mechanistic insight into lymphocyte activation through quantitative imaging and theoretical modelling

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 476-483

  Treanor, Bebhinn ^a   Batista, Facundo D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL JUNCTION; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 34548041173     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2007.05.009     Document Type: Review

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