In vitro complement-dependent binding and in vivo kinetics of pneumococcal polysaccharide TI-2 antigens in the rat spleen marginal zone and follicle

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4220-4225

  Harms, Geert ^a   Hardonk, Machiel J ^a   Timens, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D RECEPTOR; PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN;

EID: 0029797256     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4220-4225.1996     Document Type: Article

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