Authors: | Petrie, H. T.; van Ewijk, W. |
Article Title: | Thymus by numbers |
Abstract: | The identity of the thymic epithelium precursor has been elusive. A marker is now shown to identify a population of cells that can give rise to a functional thymus. |
Keywords: | signal transduction; protein expression; human cell; note; t lymphocyte; t-lymphocytes; biological markers; notch receptor; embryo development; cell differentiation; cell population; cell lineage; stem cell; lymphocyte differentiation; t lymphocyte receptor; thymus gland; membrane glycoproteins; hematopoietic stem cells; epithelium cell; epithelial cells; bone marrow cell; cytokeratin; major histocompatibility complex; thymocyte; lymphocytopoiesis; thymus function; cell selection; organogenesis; cytokeratin 8; ontogeny; human; priority journal; hematopoiesis, extramedullary |
Journal Title: | Nature Immunology |
Volume: | 3 |
Issue: | 7 |
ISSN: | 1529-2908 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Date Published: | 2002-07-01 |
Start Page: | 604 |
End Page: | 605 |
Language: | English |
DOI: | 10.1038/ni0702-604 |
PUBMED: | 12087415 |
PROVIDER: | scopus |
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Notes: | Export Date: 14 November 2014 -- Source: Scopus |