Characterization of Vascular Adhesion Molecules that may Facilitate Progenitor Homing in the Post-natal Mouse Thymus
T cell progenitors derive from the bone marrow but must migrate via bloodstream to the thymus in order to differentiate. The mechanism by which the thymus recruits progenitors from the blood is unknown. It is known, however, that there are receptive and refractory periods for progenitor recruitment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2003-01-01
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Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10446670310001598492 |