It's not all equal: A multiphasic theory of thymic involution

Biogerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-81

  Aw, Danielle ^a   Palmer, Donald B ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunosenescence; T cell; Thymic involution; Thymus

Indexed keywords

AGING; HUMAN; INVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS ATROPHY; THYMUS FUNCTION;

CELL CYCLE; HUMANS; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84858640647     PISSN: 13895729     EISSN: 15736768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10522-011-9349-0     Document Type: Note

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