The immune response in adenoids and tonsils

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-19

  Van Kempen, M J P ^b   Rijkers, G T ^a   Van Cauwenberge, P B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

CD40 CD40L; Dendritic cell; Immune response; M cell; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 39; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADENOID; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; GERMINAL CENTER; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MEMORY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TONSIL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0034122848     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024354     Document Type: Review

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