Association between polyclonal B cell activation and the presence of autoantibodies in mice infected with Yersinia enterocolitica O:3

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 401-405

  Medeiros, B M M ^a   Costa, A M ^a,b   Araujo P M F ^b   Falcao D P ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Experimental infection; Polyclonal activation; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

AUTOANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; SPLEEN; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIOSIS;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; B-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; SPLEEN; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031088235     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1997000300015     Document Type: Article

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