On the role of Eph signalling in thymus histogenesis; EphB2/B3 and the organizing of the thymic epithelial network

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 971-982

  García Ceca, Javier ^a   Jiménez, Eva ^a   Alfaro, David ^a   Cejalvo, Teresa ^a   Chumley, Michael J ^b   Henkemeyer, Mark ^b   Muñoz, Juan José ^a   Zapata, Agustín G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Keratin; Lymphoid organ; Thymic epithelial cell; Tyrosine kinase receptor

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; EPHRIN RECEPTOR B2; EPHRIN RECEPTOR B3; CYTOKERATIN 5; CYTOKERATIN 8; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; KRT1 5 PROTEIN, MOUSE; KRT1-5 PROTEIN, MOUSE; KRT8 PROTEIN, MOUSE; LAMININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOGENESIS; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; KERATIN-5; KERATIN-8; LAMININ; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTOR, EPHB2; RECEPTOR, EPHB3; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 70350034156     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082702jg     Document Type: Article

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