The role of germinal centers for antiviral B cell responses

Immunologic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-344

  Bachmann, Martin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Escape mutant; Memory; Serotypes; Virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; DENDRITIC CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031813385     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02786455     Document Type: Article

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