Analysis of antigen-specific and naturally occurring IgM and IgA steady-state levels in J-chain negative C57BL/6 mice

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 430-434

  Kallberg E ^a   Leandersson, T ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; JOINING CHAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE MARROW; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL EXUDATE CELL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CROSSES, GENETIC; EPITOPES; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GAMMA-GLOBULINS; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN J-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NITROPHENOLS; RADIATION CHIMERA;

EID: 33745543381     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2006.001762.x     Document Type: Article

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