Activation of cortical and inhibited differentiation of medullary epithelial cells in the thymus of lymphotoxin-beta receptor-deficient mice: An ultrastructural study

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 114-124

  Milićević, Novica M ^a   Nohroudi, K ^b   Milicevic Z ^a   Westermann, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epithelial cells; Lymphotoxin betareceptor; Mouse thymus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOTOXIN BETA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS EPITHELIUM CELL;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; LYMPHOTOXIN BETA RECEPTOR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; THYMUS GLAND;

MUS;

EID: 38849088601     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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