Specific immune responses but not basal functions of B and T cells are impaired in aged mice

Cellular Immunology

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Speziali, E ^a   Santiago, A F ^a   Fernandes, R M ^a   Vaz, N M ^a   Menezes, J S ^a   Faria, A M C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Immunoglobulin; Immunoglobulin producing cells; T cell proliferation

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY PRODUCING CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LYMPHOID ORGAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BONE MARROW CELLS; FEMALE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OVALBUMIN; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

MUS;

EID: 61849111719     PISSN: 00088749     EISSN: 10902163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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