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Adhesion molecules involved in the binding and subsequent engulfment of thymocytes by a rat thymic epithelial cell line.
Immunology - 1 Nov 1994
Colić M, Vucević D, Miyasaka M, Tamatani T, Pavlović M D, Dujić A
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A rat thymic epithelial cell (TEC) line (R-TNC.1) was established from a long-term TEC culture. Based on its ultrastructure, phenotype and cytokeratin profile, this line was characterized as a type of cortical TEC. R-TNC.1 cells had nursing activity which was manifested by the binding and subsequent engulfment of thymocytes. The role of adhesion molecules involved in these processes was studied extensively using...
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