The generation of thymus-independent germinal centers depends on CD40 but not on CD154, the T cell-derived CD40-ligand

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1665-1673

  Gaspal, Fabrina M C ^a   McConnell, Fiona M ^a   Kim, Mi Yeon ^a   Gray, David ^b   Kosco Vilbois, Marie H ^c   Raykundalia, Chandra R ^a   Botto, Marina ^d   Lane, Peter J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NOVIMMUNE SA   (Switzerland)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CD40; Follicular dendritic cells; Germinal center; Immunoglobulin class switching; Thymus independent

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; CD40 LIGAND; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LYMPHOTOXIN BETA RECEPTOR; THYMUS INDEPENDENT ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD40; ANTIGENS, T-INDEPENDENT; CD40 LIGAND; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 33746217902     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535339     Document Type: Article

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