Fas-mediated apoptosis eliminates B cells that acquire self-reactivity during the germinal center response to NP

Cellular Immunology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-110

  Hoch, Susan ^a   Boyd, Mark ^a   Malone, Barbara ^a   Gonye, Gregory ^b   Schwaber, James ^b   Schwaber, Jerrold ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; B cells; CD95; Fas; Germinal center; lpr; Self reactive antibody; Somatic mutation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL MATURATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SOMATIC MUTATION; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034253338     PISSN: 00088749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cimm.2000.1681     Document Type: Article

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