New insights into cathelicidin modulation of adaptive immunity

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2817-2819

  Wuerth, Kelli ^a   Hancock, Robert E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

B cells; Immune regulation; T cells

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFECTION; INNATE IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CATHELICIDINS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE;

EID: 80053134897     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201142055     Document Type: Note

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