Peripheral B cell survival

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 1220-1228

  Agenes F ^a   Rosado, M M ^b   Freitas, A A ^b  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

B cell receptor; B lymphocytes; Competition; Homeostasis; Survival

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0033841621     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000761     Document Type: Review

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