Interleukin-4 induces expression of the CD45RA antigen on human thymocyte subpopulations.

doi:10.1093/intimm/2.12.1179

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Interleukin-4 induces expression of the CD45RA antigen on human thymocyte subpopulations.

International immunology - 1 Jan 1990

Uittenbogaart C H, Higashitani S, Schmid I, Vollger L W, Boone T, Clement L T

Abstract excerpt

Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is a multifunctional lymphokine which promotes the growth and/or maturation of multiple cell types. We have examined the ability of IL-4 to promote the phenotypic maturation of subsets of human thymocytes. When cultured in serum-free medium supplemented with recombinant IL-4,...

Topics

Antigens, CD
Antigens, Differentiation
Cell Survival
Cells, Cultured
Child
Histocompatibility Antigens
Humans
Interleukin-2
Interleukin-4
Leukocyte Common Antigens
Lymphocyte Activation
Phenotype
T-Lymphocyte Subsets

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