Thesis
The role of CD5 in T lymphocyte activation
- Abstract:
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In order to prevent autoimmune diseases the immune system must be tightly regulated. One mechanism that the immune system uses to prevent autoimmunity is through the use of regulatory receptors on the surface of T lymphocytes. In this thesis I have concentrated on the role of one such receptor, CD5, in T lymphocyte activation. CD5 is a member of the scavenger receptor cysteine rich superfamily and is expressed, along with the closely related CD6, on T cells and a subset of B cells. CD5...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2011
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:12165
- Deposit date:
- 2015-08-19
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- Copyright holder:
- Dr Erica Lacey
- Copyright date:
- 2011
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