Affinity dependence of the B cell response to antigen: A threshold, a ceiling, and the importance of off-rate

Immunity

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 751-759

  Batista, Facundo D ^a   Neuberger, Michael S ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

EID: 0032100706     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80580-4     Document Type: Article

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