Actions of BAFF in B cell maturation and its effects on the development of autoimmune disease

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 25-27

  Melchers, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PROTEIN BAFF; PROTEIN BAFF R; PROTEIN BCMA; PROTEIN TACI; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SOLUBILITY; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0142218540     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.62.suppl_2.ii25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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