Ephrin-B-dependent thymic epithelial cell-thymocyte interactions are necessary for correct T Cell differentiation and thymus histology organization: Relevance for thymic cortex development

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2670-2681

  Cejalvo, Teresa ^a   Munoz, Juan J ^a   Tobajas, Esther ^a   Fanlo, Lucía ^a   Alfaro, David ^a   Javier, García Ceca ^a   Zapata, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; EPHRIN B1; EPHRIN B2; LY51 PROTEIN; MTS20 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPHRIN-B1; EPHRIN-B2; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTOR CROSS-TALK; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84874923547     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201931     Document Type: Article

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