The transition from immature to mature B cells

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 246, Issue , 1999, Pages 39-44

  Rolink, A G ^a   Melchers, F ^a   Andersson, J ^a  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LABELING; CELL MATURATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032947206     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-60162-0_5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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