Artificial thymus: a tissue engineering strategy

The thymus is the central organ responsible for the generation of T lymphocytes (1). Various diseases cause the thymus to produce in- sufficient T cells, which can lead to immune-suppression (2). Since T cells are essential for the protection against pathogens, it is crucial to promote de novo diffe...

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Main Author: Costa-Pinto, A. R. (author)
Other Authors: Serre-Miranda, C. (author), Rodrigues, Bruno Cerqueira (author), Martins, Albino (author), Alves da Silva, Marta L. (author), Correia-Neves, Margarida (author), Neves, N. M. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Biomaterials
Stem cells
Thymus
Ciências Médicas::Biotecnologia Médica
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38421
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/38421

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38421

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