Role of BCR affinity in T cell-dependent antibody responses in vivo

Nature Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 570-575

  Shih, Tien An Yang ^a   Meffre, Eric ^a   Roederer, Mario ^b   Nussenzweig, Michel C ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SOMATIC MUTATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, CONGENIC; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY FORMATION; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, B-CELL; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0036073140     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni803     Document Type: Article

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