Differentiation and apoptosis of human germinal center B-Lymphocytes

Immunologic Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-174

  Choi, Yong Sung ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; B cell; Differentiation; Germinal center

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 39; IMMUNOGLOBULIN RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030740162     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02786360     Document Type: Article

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