Title: | On the nose: shared themes for the sensory and immune self |
Address: | "Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia. pcd@unimelb.edu.au" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1529-2908 (Print) 1529-2908 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The immune system and the central nervous system operate in very different ways, but the dual use of the major histocompatibility complex CD8+ T cell monitoring and pheromone presentation indicates some commonalities exist" |
Keywords: | Animals Biological Evolution CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*physiology Central Nervous System/*physiology Humans Immune System/*physiology Major Histocompatibility Complex/*physiology Pheromones/*metabolism Smell/physiology; |
Notes: | "MedlineDoherty, Peter C eng 2003/10/31 Nat Immunol. 2003 Nov; 4(11):1043-5. doi: 10.1038/ni1103-1043" |