An analysis of B cell selection mechanisms in germinal centers

Mathematical Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 255-277

  Meyer Hermann, Michael E ^a,b   Maini, Philip K ^b   Iber, Dagmar ^b  

^a FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B cell selection; Germinal centre; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; T-CELLS;

AFFINITY MATURATION; B CELL SELECTION; B CELLS; B-CELLS RECEPTORS; BINDING CHARACTERISTICS; CELL SELECTION; GERMINAL CENTERS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; SELECTION MECHANISM; SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION;

ANTIBODIES;

ANTIBODY; B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE CLONE; MOUSE; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOMATIC HYPERMUTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 33750108678     PISSN: 14778599     EISSN: 14778602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dql012     Document Type: Article

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