Cellules épithéliales médullaires thymiques exprimant Aire: Acteurs clés dans l’induction de la tolérance des cellules T

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 146-149

  Irla, Magali ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE D IMMUNOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE LUMINY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84859942233     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: 19585381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2012282010     Document Type: Article

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