A role for B cell-activating factor of the TNF family in chemically induced autoimmunity

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 175, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 6163-6168

  Zheng, Yan ^a   Gallucci, Stefania ^b   Gaughan, John P ^a   Gross, Jane A ^c   Monestier, Marc ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c ZYMOGENETICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; CYCLOPHILIN; HEAVY METAL; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL MATURATION; GENETICS; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYCLONAL ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 27144545333     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.9.6163     Document Type: Article

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