Eph and ephrin: Key molecules for the organization and function of the thymus gland

Inmunologia

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-31

  Muñoz, Juan José ^a   Alfaro, David ^a   García Ceca, Javier ^a   Cejalvo, Teresa ^a   Stimamiglio, Marco A ^a   Jiménez, Eva ^a   Zapata, Agustín G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; EphB; EphrinB; T cells; Thymic epithelial cells; Thymus

Indexed keywords

EPHRIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE EPH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; LYMPHOID ORGAN; LYMPHOID PROGENITOR CELL; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS FUNCTION;

EID: 68549132440     PISSN: 02139626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-9626(09)70024-1     Document Type: Review

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