Immunohistological characterization of thymic dendritic cells

In Vivo

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 985-992

  Papoudou Bai, Alexandra ^a   Bai, Maria ^a   Doukas, Michalis ^a   Stefanaki, Kalliopi ^b   Spyridonos, Panagiota ^a   Karatzias, George ^a   Barbouti, Alexandra ^a   Galani, Vassiliki ^a   Kanavaros, Panagiotis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Immunohistochemistry; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CD123 ANTIGEN; CD163 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN P 15095; LANGERIN; PROTEIN S 100; T6 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; THYMUS DENDRITIC CELL;

EID: 84872178677     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: 17917549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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