Regeneration of dendritic cells in aged mice

Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-115

  Van Dommelen, Serani Lh ^a   Rizzitelli, Alexandra ^a,b   Chidgey, Ann ^b   Boyd, Richard ^b   Shortman, Ken ^a   Wu, Li ^a  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dendritic cells; Thymic regeneration

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INVOLUTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DENDRITIC CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; REGENERATION; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

MUS;

EID: 77749283668     PISSN: 16727681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2009.114     Document Type: Article

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