Lymphocytes rearrange, edit and revise their antigen receptors to be useful yet safe

Immunology Today

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 561-566

  Fink, Pamela J ^a   McMahan, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0033673028     PISSN: 01675699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5699(00)01734-5     Document Type: Note

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