Extrafollicular proliferation of B cells in the absence of follicular hyperplasia: A distinct reaction pattern in lymph nodes correlated with primary or recall type responses

Histopathology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 90-100

  Brighenti, A ^a   Andrulis, M ^b   Geissinger, E ^b   Roth, S ^b   Muller Hermelink H K ^b   Rüdiger, Thomas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c Department of Pathology ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

B cell development; Extrafollicular; Primary immune response

Indexed keywords

CD27 ANTIGEN; CD30 ANTIGEN; CELL SURFACE MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CASE REPORT; EXTRAFOLLICULAR B LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; FOLLICULAR B LYMPHOCYTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEDULLARY CORD PLASMA CELL; MEMORY CELL; PLASMA CELL; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 22144464483     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02173.x     Document Type: Article

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