Central tolerance induction

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 373, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-86

  Mouchess, Maria L ^a   Anderson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE REGULATOR PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR NUR77; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE POLYENDOCRINOPATHY CANDIDIASIS ECTODERMAL DYSTROPHY; AUTOIMMUNITY; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IPEX SYNDROME; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRE T LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; CENTRAL TOLERANCE; HUMANS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84892187191     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/82-2013-321     Document Type: Article

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