Interleukin-21 administration to aged mice rejuvenates their peripheral T-cell pool by triggering de novo thymopoiesis.

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Published in Aging Cell on January 13, 2016

Authors

E Al-Chami1, A Tormo1, S Pasquin1, R Kanjarawi1, S Ziouani2, M Rafei1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pharmacology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H3C 1J7, Canada.
2: Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5 rue J.B. Clément, 92296, Châtenay-Malabry Cedex, France.

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