An increased frequency of autoantibody-inducing CD4+ T cells in pre-diseased lupus-prone mice

International Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1001-1007

  Busser, Brian W ^a   Cancro, Michael P ^a   Laufer, Terri M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; B lymphocytes; Lupus; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; CD4 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIBODY FORMATION; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; LUPUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED NZB; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 3242714248     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxh101     Document Type: Article

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