Early T cell development and the pitfalls of potential

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 303-310

  Schlenner, Susan M ^a   Rodewald, Hans Reimer ^b,c  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MARROW CELL; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOID CELL; NONHUMAN; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; BONE MARROW; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; CELL LINEAGE; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

NOTCH RECEPTOR;

EID: 77955275648     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2010.06.002     Document Type: Review

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