The regulation and role of T follicular helper cells in immunity

Immunology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 361-367

  Deenick, Elissa K ^a,b   Ma, Cindy S ^a,b  

^a GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibody responses; CD4 + T cells; T follicular helper

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINEAGE; GERMINAL CENTER; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MEMORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINEAGE; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; RECEPTORS, CXCR5; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 80355124446     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2011.03487.x     Document Type: Review

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