Maturation of human fetal and infantile thymic cells in tissue culture.

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Maturation of human fetal and infantile thymic cells in tissue culture.

In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000

Numazaki K, Goldman H, Wong I, Wainberg M A

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Human fetal and infantile thymic epithelial (TE) cells were grown in tissue culture and were phenotypically characterized using monoclonal antibodies reactive against a number of individual components of human thymus. Cultures of infantile TE cells formed confluent monolayers after 14-17 days. Th...

Topics

Aging
Cells, Cultured
Child, Preschool
Culture Techniques
Epithelial Cells
Fetus
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Organ Culture Techniques
Phenotype
Thymus Gland

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