Affinity of antigen encounter and other early B-cell signals determine B-cell fate

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-280

  Benson, Micah J ^a   Erickson, Loren D ^b   Gleeson, Michael W ^a   Noelle, Randolph J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEMORY CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS; ANTIGENS, CD40; B-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, B-CELL;

EID: 34247583988     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2007.04.009     Document Type: Review

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