DKK1 mediated inhibition of Wnt signaling in postnatal mice leads to loss of TEC progenitors and thymic degeneration.

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Published in PLoS One on February 08, 2010

Authors

Masako Osada1, Logan Jardine, Ruth Misir, Thomas Andl, Sarah E Millar, Mark Pezzano

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, The City College of New York, New York, New York, United States of America.

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