Plasma cell differentiation and survival

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-169

  Tarlinton, David ^a   Radbruch, Andreas ^b   Hiepe, Falk ^b   Dörner, Thomas ^b  

^a WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; GERMINAL CENTER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PLASMABLAST; REVIEW; SECRETORY CELL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; PLASMA CELLS;

EID: 44749089614     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2008.03.016     Document Type: Review

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