Neuropilins, semaphorins, and their role in thymocyte development

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1153, Issue , 2009, Pages 20-28

  Mendes Da Cruz, Daniella Arêas ^a,b   Lepelletier, Yves ^b   Brignier, Anne C ^b   Smaniotto, Salete ^c   Renand, Amédée ^b   Milpied, Pierre ^b   Dardenne, Mireille ^b   Hermine, Olivier ^b,d   Savino, Wilson ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^d Hopitaux de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Neuropilins; Semaphorins; Thymocyte development; Thymocyte migration; Thymus

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN A1; EPHRIN A2; EPHRIN B1; FIBRONECTIN; LAMININ; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1BETA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPILIN; PRION PROTEIN; SEMAPHORIN; SEMAPHORIN 3A; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 60349088470     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03980.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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