Characterization of T cell maturity in thymic epithelial cell tumors from BUF/Mna spontaneous thymoma rats and BUF/Mna-Rnu/+ rats showing delayed thymomagenesis

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 587-592

  Inoue, Masayoshi ^a   Matsuyama, Mutsushi ^b   Shiono, Hiroyuki ^a   Honda, Osamu ^a   Sumikawa, Hiromitsu ^a   Tomiyama, Noriyuki ^a   Okumura, Meinoshin ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal model; Rat; T cells; Thymoma; Thymus

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SEPARATION; CONGENIC STRAIN; DISEASE MODEL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; RAT; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOMA; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, CONGENIC; ANTIGENS, CD; CELL SEPARATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; RATS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77956043019     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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