Antigen-dependent B cell differentiation in the synovial tissue of a patient with reactive arthritis

Molecular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 260-272

  Schröder, Anja E ^a   Sieper, Jochen ^b   Berek, Claudia ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; CASE REPORT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM;

EID: 0030948717     PISSN: 10761551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03401679     Document Type: Article

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