Prostaglandin receptors of the EP2 and EP4 subtypes regulate B lymphocyte activation and differentiation to IgE-secreting cells

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 433, Issue , 1997, Pages 153-157

  Fedyk, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0031392843     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1810-9_31     Document Type: Article

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