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The late stage of T cell development within mouse thymus.
Cellular & molecular immunology - 1 Feb 2004
Chen Weifeng
Abstract excerpt
After positive selection and lineage commitment, the TCR alphabeta+ CD4/CD8 SP medullary thymocytes migrate into and reside in thymic medulla, where they undergo an ordered program of late stage of T cell functional maturation and negative selection to delete self-reactive clones by apoptosis. Accomplishment of this final differentiation pathway, a physiological T cell repertoire is formed: T cells acquire...
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