Response of human foetal thymocytes to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA).

作者：H. E. M. Kay, Jean Doe, A B Hockley · 发表于：PubMed · 年份：1970 · 被引用次数：54 · 研究领域：Pediatric health and respiratory diseases、Diabetes and associated disorders、Infant Health and Development

Human foetal thymocytes first respond to phytohaemagglutinin at about 14 weeks gestation. This corresponds to the completion of thymic differentiation and is perhaps the earliest, but still indirect, evidence of immune competence in the foetus.