Aire-expressing thymic medullary epithelial cells originate from β5t-expressing progenitor cells.
The thymus provides multiple microenvironments that are essential for the development and repertoire selection of T lymphocytes. The thymic cortex induces the generation and positive selection of T lymphocytes, whereas the thymic medulla establishes self-tolerance among the positively selected T lym...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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