Role of intercellular adhesion molecule 2(ICAM-2) in the murine immune system

Intercellular adhesion molecule-2 (ICAM-2; CD102) is one of three ligands for the p2 leukocyte integrin LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18). Although ICAM-2 expression is limited to lymphocytes, monocytes, granulocytes, and endothelium, the biological role of ICAM-2 has remained unknown. In this thesis, the murin...

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Main Author: Carpenito, Carmine
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6768