In vitro stimulation of human tonsillar subepithelial B cells: Requirement for interaction with activated T cells

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 752-756

  Dono, Mariella ^a   Zupo, Simona ^a   Massara, Rosanna ^a   Ferrini, Silvano ^b   Melagrana, Andrea ^c   Chiorazzi, Nicholas ^d   Ferrarini, Manlio ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CD40 CD40 ligand interaction; SE B cell activation; T cell B cell contact

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CD40 ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1;

ANTIGEN FUNCTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TONSIL;

ANTIGENS, CD40; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COOPERATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN-1; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TONSIL;

EID: 0035080060     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4141(200103)31:3<752::AID-IMMU752>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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