THE DUAL ROLE OF THYMIC NEUROHYPOPHYSEAL-RELATED SELF PEPTIDES IN T-CELL SELECTION - PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 689, Issue 1 p. 320-329 The Dual Role of Thymic Neurohypophysial-Related Self Peptides in T Cell Selection Physiological and Pharmacological Implicationsa VINCENT GEENEN, Corresponding Author VINCENT GEENEN Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologyInstitute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-Immunology. Neuroendocrine-Immunology Unit, B-4000 Liège-Sart Tilman, Belgium.Search for more papers by this authorHENRI MARTENS, HENRI MARTENS Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologySearch for more papers by this authorFRANÇOISE ROBERT, FRANÇOISE ROBERT Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologySearch for more papers by this authorABDELLAH BENHIDA, ABDELLAH BENHIDA Institute of Chemistry B6, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering University of Liège-Sart Tilman B-4000 LiègeL, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorNADINE CORMANN-GOFFIN, NADINE CORMANN-GOFFIN Institute of Chemistry B6, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering University of Liège-Sart Tilman B-4000 LiègeL, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorJEAN-JACQUES LEGROS, JEAN-JACQUES LEGROS Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologySearch for more papers by this authorJOSEPH MARTIAL, JOSEPH MARTIAL Institute of Chemistry B6, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering University of Liège-Sart Tilman B-4000 LiègeL, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorPAUL FRANCHIMONT, PAUL FRANCHIMONT Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologySearch for more papers by this author VINCENT GEENEN, Corresponding Author VINCENT GEENEN Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologyInstitute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-Immunology. Neuroendocrine-Immunology Unit, B-4000 Liège-Sart Tilman, Belgium.Search for more papers by this authorHENRI MARTENS, HENRI MARTENS Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologySearch for more papers by this authorFRANÇOISE ROBERT, FRANÇOISE ROBERT Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologySearch for more papers by this authorABDELLAH BENHIDA, ABDELLAH BENHIDA Institute of Chemistry B6, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering University of Liège-Sart Tilman B-4000 LiègeL, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorNADINE CORMANN-GOFFIN, NADINE CORMANN-GOFFIN Institute of Chemistry B6, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering University of Liège-Sart Tilman B-4000 LiègeL, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorJEAN-JACQUES LEGROS, JEAN-JACQUES LEGROS Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologySearch for more papers by this authorJOSEPH MARTIAL, JOSEPH MARTIAL Institute of Chemistry B6, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering University of Liège-Sart Tilman B-4000 LiègeL, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorPAUL FRANCHIMONT, PAUL FRANCHIMONT Department of Endocrinology Institute of Pathology B23, Laboratory of Radio-ImmunologySearch for more papers by this author First published: July 1993 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1993.tb55557.xCitations: 4 a This work was supported by the Special Research Fund of the University of Liège, by the Fund for Medical Scientific Research of Belgium (Grants 3.4562.90 and 7.4611.91), by the Ministère de la Région Wallonne (DGTR), and by the European Science Foundation. These studies were awarded the SmithKline-Beecham Prize for Scientific Research (1989–1991) selected in 1992 by the Royal Academy of Medicine (Belgium). AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume689, Issue1The Neurohypophysis: A Window on Brain FunctionJuly 1993Pages 320-329 RelatedInformation