Evidence for de novo expression of thymic insulin by peripheral bone marrow-derived cells

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-74

  Carlsen M ^a   Cilio, C M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; GENE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INS1 GENE; INS2 GENE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; KIDNEY CAPSULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CLONAL DELETION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INSULIN; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SELF TOLERANCE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 44849126367     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2008.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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