NKT cell development in the absence of the autoimmune regulator gene (Aire)

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2689-2696

  Pitt, Lauren A ^a   Hubert, Francois Xavier ^b   Scott, Hamish S ^c,d   Godfrey, Dale I ^a   Berzins, Stuart P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aire; NKT cell; T regulatory cells; Thymus; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMBRYO; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER T CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NATURAL KILLER T-CELLS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 58149265393     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838553     Document Type: Article

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