Special regulatory T-cell review: A rose by any other name: From suppressor T cells to Tregs, approbation to unbridled enthusiasm

Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-27

  Germain, Ronald N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunoregulation; Regulatory T cell; Suppressor T cell; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

REAGENT;

AUTOIMMUNITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SUPPRESSOR CELL;

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 37149023808     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02779.x     Document Type: Review

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