Evolution of thymus organogenesis

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 85-90

  Ge, Qing ^a   Zhao, Yong ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Evolution; Organogenesis; Thymic epithelial cells; Thymus; Vertebrate

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; LAMPREY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS FUNCTION; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; ORGANOGENESIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027921987     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: 18790089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2012.01.002     Document Type: Review

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