Subepithelial B cells of the human tonsil

Chemical Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue , 1997, Pages 58-69

  Dono, Mariella ^a   Zupo, Simona ^a   Grossi, Carlo E ^a   Chiorazzi, Nicholas ^b   Ferrarini, Manlio ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MEMORY CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TONSIL;

EID: 0030959950     PISSN: 10150145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000058678     Document Type: Review

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