Thymus atrophy and double-positive escape are common features in infectious diseases

Journal of Parasitology Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  De Meis, Juliana ^a   Aurélio Farias De Oliveira, Désio ^a   Nunes Panzenhagen, Pedro H ^a   Maran, Naiara ^b   Villa Verde, Déa Maria Serra ^a   Morrot, Alexandre ^a,b   Savino, Wilson ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS ATROPHY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84858206840     PISSN: 20900023     EISSN: 20900031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/574020     Document Type: Review

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