Bipotency of thymic epithelial progenitors comes in sequence

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 580-583

  Peterson, Pärt ^a   Laan, Martti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Epithelial cells; Self non self discrimination; Stem cells; Thymic selection

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CLAUDIN 3; CLAUDIN 4; CRE RECOMBINASE; GROWTH HORMONE; KERATIN; LECTIN;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; APOPTOSIS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PARATHYROID GLAND; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; THYMUS TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; THYMOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84874958573     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201343323     Document Type: Editorial

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