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Thymic stromal-cell abnormalities and dysregulated T-cell development in IL-2-deficient mice.
Developmental immunology - 1 Jan 1998
Reya T, Bassiri H, Biancaniello R, Carding S R
Abstract excerpt
The role that interleukin-2 (IL-2) plays in T-cell development is not known. To address this issue, we have investigated the nature of the abnormal thymic development and autoimmune disorders that occurs in IL-2-deficient (IL-2-/-) mice. After 4 to 5 weeks of birth, IL-2-/- mice progressively develop a thymic disorder resulting in the disruption of thymocyte maturation. This disorder is characterized by a...
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