Germinal-centre reactions in allergic inflammation

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 446-452

  Gould, Hannah J ^a,d   Takhar, Pooja ^a,d   Harries, Helen E ^a,d   Durham, Stephen R ^b,d   Corrigan, Christopher J ^c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MAST CELL; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PRICK TEST; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; REVIEW; SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION;

ANIMALS; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS SWITCHING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFLAMMATION;

EID: 33748469406     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2006.08.007     Document Type: Review

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