EXTRATHYMIC DIFFERENTIATION OF INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTES - GENERATION OF A SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL T-CELL REPERTOIRE
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作者:
LEFRANCOIS, L
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机构:Dept of Cell Biology, The Upjohn Company, Kamazoo
LEFRANCOIS, L
机构:
[1] Dept of Cell Biology, The Upjohn Company, Kamazoo
来源:
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY
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1991年
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12卷
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12期
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D O I:
10.1016/0167-5699(91)90015-L
中图分类号:
R392 [医学免疫学];
Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号:
100102 ;
摘要:
A significant number of intraepithelial intestinal T cells appear to mature extrathymically. In this paper, Leo Lefrancois discusses the implication of this for T-cell receptor selection and repertoire generation. He goes on to develop the concept that such cells may constitute discrete subsets of organ-specific lymphocytes, with unique T-cell receptor repertoires that may be evolutionary antecedents of thymus-derived T cells.