IgM accelerates affinity maturation

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-61

  Corley, R B ^a   Morehouse, E M ^a   Ferguson, A R ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 23744496086     PISSN: 03016323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2005.01610.x     Document Type: Article

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