Hormone and Metabolic Research, Table of Contents Horm Metab Res 1996; 28(6): 294-295DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979796 Proceedings © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkThe Thymus and Central ToleranceJ. Sprent Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, U.S.A. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download(opens in new window) Buy Article(opens in new window) Abstract Thymic selection programs I lymphocytes to tolerate self antigens but respond to foreign antigens. The mechanisms involved in self tolerance induction are discussed. Key words T-Cells - Tolerance - Thymus - Self Antigens - Clonal Deletion PDF (192 kb)
