Lymphocyte differentiation in sea bass thymus: CD4 and CD8-α gene expression studies

Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-56

  Picchietti, Simona ^a   Guerra, Laura ^a   Buonocore, Francesco ^a   Randelli, Elisa ^a   Fausto, Anna Maria ^a   Abelli, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CD4; Development; Dicentrarchus labrax; In situ hybridization; Positive selection; Thymocytes; Thymus

Indexed keywords

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; SERRANIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 67349144631     PISSN: 10504648     EISSN: 10959947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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