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DIFFERENTIATION OF THYMUS-DERIVED CELLS FROM PRECURSORS IN MOUSE BONE MARROW

An experimental model system was developed to study the differentiation of thymus-derived (T) cells from progenitors in bone marrow. In this system transplantation of bone marrow cells depleted of T cells gave rise to T cells in the spleens of irradiated recipients within 15 days of transplantation....

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Autores principales: El-Arini, M. O., Osoba, D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1973
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2139385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4266014
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Sumario:An experimental model system was developed to study the differentiation of thymus-derived (T) cells from progenitors in bone marrow. In this system transplantation of bone marrow cells depleted of T cells gave rise to T cells in the spleens of irradiated recipients within 15 days of transplantation. Thus, normal bone marrow contains a class of cells that are progeniotrs of T cells (PT cells). PT cells are different from T cells since PT cells are incapable of responding to alloantigen, are θ resistant, and band in a lighter density region than do T cells. The density profile of PT cells is different from that of hematopoietic stem cells (CFU-S); PT cells band in a denser region of the gradient than do CFU-S.