The Role of OX40-mediated Co-stimulation in T-cell activation and survival

Critical Reviews in Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-201

  Redmond, William L ^a   Ruby, Carl E ^a   Weinberg, Andrew D ^a  

^a EARLE A CHILES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD134; Co stimulation; Memory; OX40; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD134 ANTIGEN; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3 T CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL SURVIVAL; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME REGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 67650290300     PISSN: 10408401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.v29.i3.10     Document Type: Review

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