Modelling two possible mechanisms for the regulation of the germinal center dynamics

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 3705-3710

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

^a INSTITUTO GULBENKIAN DE CIÊNCIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; DYNAMICS; FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 33748499142     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.6.3705     Document Type: Article

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