CHICKEN THYMIC NURSE CELLS - AN OVERVIEW

Authors
RIEKER T PENNINGER J ROMANI N WICK G
Citation
T. Rieker et al., CHICKEN THYMIC NURSE CELLS - AN OVERVIEW, Developmental and comparative immunology, 19(4), 1995, pp. 281-289
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
Developmental and comparative immunology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0145305X
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
281 - 289
Database
ISI
SICI code
0145-305X(1995)19:4<281:CTNC-A>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Thymic nurse cells are multicellular complexes located in the subcorti cal area of the thymus of all avian, mammalian and amphibian species i nvestigated so far. Since their first description in 1980 many studies have been carried out to characterize their morphological and functio nal properties. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent morp hological as well as functional analyses of chicken thymic nurse cells which suggest a role of these cell complexes in T cell selection.