Generation of both cortical and Aire+ medullary thymic epithelial compartments from CD205+ progenitors

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 589-594

  Baik, Song ^a   Jenkinson, Eric J ^a   Lane, Peter J L ^a   Anderson, Graham ^a   Jenkinson, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellular immunology; Developmental immunology; Thymic epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR OF NUCLEAR FACTOR KAPPA B;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MICE; RECEPTOR ACTIVATOR OF NUCLEAR FACTOR-KAPPA B; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; THYMOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84874962972     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201243209     Document Type: Article

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