B cell clonal elimination induced by membrane-bound self-antigen may require repeated antigen encounter or cell competition

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 689-696

  Lang, Julie ^a   Nemazee, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anergy; Antigen dose; B lymphocyte; Immune tolerance; Receptor editing

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL SURVIVAL; CHIMERA; CLONAL ANERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0033955931     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200002)30:2<689::AID-IMMU689>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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