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K L Anderson

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Studies on thymic epithelial cells in vitro.

Thymic epithelial cells are unique in their ability to support positive selection and are essential throughout thymocyte development. Here, we describe a technique for measuring the proliferation of thymic epithelial cells by flow cytometry using a combination of BrdU and pancytokeratin labelling, and we examine the effects of different in vitro culture strategies on thymic epithelial cell function. We find that at d15 gestation, 74% (+/- 0.4%) of thymic epithelial cells are in cycle, which declines to 63% (+/- 1.3%) by d16, and to 34% (+/- 1.9%) by d18. This decline in proliferation is also found in organ cultures and in cultures depleted of lymphoid cells by 2-dGuo, suggesting that the cell cycle status of thymic epithelial cells is independent of the lymphoid population. When cultured in vitro as 3-dimensional aggregates, purified MHC class II+ thymic epithelial cells retain the ability to support thymocyte maturation. In contrast, 2-dimensional monolayer culture abrogates the ability of these cells to support positive selection, causes a reduction in whn gene expression and reduces their ability to re-form coherent reaggregate structures. Intact lobes and 3-dimensional aggregates are therefore the best way of maintaining thymic epithelial cell function and gene expression in vitro.

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Deceptive documentation in home healthcare nursing.

Home healthcare nurses are sometimes faced with a dilemma that is unique in nursing. Should they document client needs and health status so that reimbursement for nursing care is assured, even when the client does not meet all criteria for reimbursement? The discussion that follows examines this question by applying traditional principles of healthcare ethics to an individual case and offers one resolution to a dilemma that has not been addressed previously in the nursing literature.

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