The chosen few? Positive selection and the generation of naive B lymphocytes

Immunity

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 493-502

  Pillai, Shiv ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; BONE MARROW; CELL LOSS; CELL MATURATION; CELL SELECTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX RESTRICTION; NONHUMAN; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033137078     PISSN: 10747613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80049-7     Document Type: Review

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