B1 B lymphocytes play a critical role in host protection against lymphatic filarial parasites

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 731-735

  Paciorkowski, Natalia ^a   Porte, Patricia ^a   Shultz, Leonard D ^b   Rajan, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

B cells; Brugia malayi; Brugia pahangi; Host protection; Lymphatic filariasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GENE ACTIVATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; FILARIASIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, SCID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0034695878     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.191.4.731     Document Type: Article

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