Investigating central tolerance with reaggregate thymus organ cultures

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 380, Issue , 2007, Pages 185-196

  Anderson, Graham ^a   Jenkinson, Eric J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cell separation; Reaggregate thymus organ culture; Repertoire selection; Thymic microenvironment; Thymic stromal cells; Thymus organ culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; STROMA CELL; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL SEPARATION; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; STROMAL CELLS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 36549085477     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-395-1:185     Document Type: Article

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