B cell life span: A review

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 446-455

  Fulcher, D A ^a,b   Basten, A ^a  

^a CENTENARY INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

B cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIFESPAN; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0030715591     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/icb.1997.69     Document Type: Review

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