Response: Stimulatory or tolerogenic role of CD40-activated B cells depends on the strength of the activation to T cells

Blood

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 747-748

  Tu, Wenwei ^a   Zheng, Jian ^a   Liu, Yinping ^a   Lau, Yu Lung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 70449572905     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-04-213470     Document Type: Letter

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