Isolation, identification, and purification of murine thymic epithelial cells

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 90, 2014, Pages

  Xing, Yan ^a   Hogquist, Kristin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunology; Isolation; Issue 90; Positive selection; T cell development; Thymic epithelial cell; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; PROCEDURES; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84906351140     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51780     Document Type: Article

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