Evolutionary and functional relationships of B cells from fish and mammals: Insights into their novel roles in phagocytosis and presentation of particulate antigen

Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 200-212

  Sunyer, J Oriol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen presentation; B cells; Evolution; Fish; Intracellular killing; Mammals; Phagocytosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIABLE LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR A; VARIABLE LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR B;

AMPHIBIA; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; B LYMPHOCYTE; FISH; IMMUNITY; MACROPHAGE; MAMMAL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPTILE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TELEOST;

EID: 84861177186     PISSN: 18715265     EISSN: 18755852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152612800564419     Document Type: Review

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