Growth hormone in the presence of laminin modulates interaction of human thymic epithelial cells and thymocytes in vitro

BACKGROUND: Several evidences indicate that hormones and neuropeptides function as immunomodulators. Among these, growth hormone (GH) is known to act on the thymic microenvironment, supporting its role in thymocyte differentiation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of GH on human thym...

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Main Authors: Marvin Paulo Lins, Larissa Fernanda de Araújo Vieira, Alfredo Aurélio Marinho Rosa, Salete Smaniotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602016000100037&lng=en&tlng=en