Generation and function of natural self-reactive B lymphocytes

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-27

  Chen, Xinjian ^a   Kearney, John F ^a  

^a The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell receptor (BCR); Heavy chain variable region; IgM high; IgM low; IgM(hi); IgM(lo); RAG, recombination associated gene; VH; V , variable region gene

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0029913818     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smim.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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