The conduit system of the lymph node

International Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1483-1487

  Roozendaal, Ramon ^a   Mebius, Reina E ^a   Kraal, Georg ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fibroblast reticular cells; Lymphoid compartment; Subcapsular sinus

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULUM CELL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; VENULE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOVEMENT; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; LYMPH; LYMPH NODES; MACROPHAGES; RETICULIN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 57049131450     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxn110     Document Type: Review

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