Re-evaluating the recycling hypothesis in the germinal centre

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 404-410

  Moreira, Joana S ^a   Faro, José ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Affinity maturation; B cell selection; Germinal centre; Immune response; Mathematical model; Recycling

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN AG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; GENE MUTATION; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; B-LYMPHOCYTES; GERMINAL CENTER; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; NITROPHENOLS;

EID: 33745076223     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1711.2006.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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