The BLyS family: Toward a molecular understanding of B cell homeostasis

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Treml, John F ^a   Hao, Yi ^a   Stadanlick, Jason E ^a   Cancro, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell homeostasis; BLyS family; NF B; Plasma cell

Indexed keywords

APRIL PROTEIN; B CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; LIGAND;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; B-CELL ACTIVATING FACTOR; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR LIGAND SUPERFAMILY MEMBER 13;

EID: 58549086734     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-008-9036-1     Document Type: Review

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