Both retention and recirculation contribute to long-lived regulatory T-cell accumulation in the thymus

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2712-2720

  Yang, EnJun ^a   Zou, Tao ^a   Leichner, Theresa M ^a   Zhang, Shirley L ^a   Kambayashi, Taku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular immunology; Regulatory T cells; Thymic recirculation; Thymic retention; Thymopoiesis

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SPLEEN; THYMIC RECIRCULATION; THYMIC RETENTION; THYMOPOIESIS; THYMUS; TIME;

CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY; REGULATORY T CELLS; THYMIC RECIRCULATION; THYMIC RETENTION; THYMOPOIESIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; THYMUS GLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907808308     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201444529     Document Type: Article

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