Distinctive characteristics of germinal center B cells

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 255-260

  Han, Shuhua ^a   Zheng, Biao ^a   Takahashi, Yoshimasa ^a   Kelsoe, Garnett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity maturation; Germinal center; Memory B cells; Phenotype; Somatic mutation

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; MEMORY CELL; SECONDARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; SHORT SURVEY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031214948     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smim.1997.0081     Document Type: Article

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