Ontogeny of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in the postnatal human small intestinal and large intestinal lamina propria

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 443-449

  Weitkamp, Jörn Hendrik ^a   Rudzinski, Erin ^b,d   Koyama, Tatsuki ^b   Correa, Hernan ^a   Matta, Pranathi ^a   Alberty, Brannon ^c   Polk, D Brent ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Human FOXP3; Immunohistochemistry; Infant development; Mucosal immunity; Necrotizing enterocolitis; T lymphocyte

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ARTICLE; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINA PROPRIA; LARGE INTESTINE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; ONTOGENY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SMALL INTESTINE;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, LARGE; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 76149103219     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/08-09-0533.1     Document Type: Article

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