The Pre-B Cell Receptor; Selecting for or against Autoreactivity

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 256-262

  Almqvist, N ^a   Martensson I L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; INTERLEUKIN 7 RECEPTOR; PRE B CELL RECEPTOR;

B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SELECTION; CELL SURFACE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; PRE-B CELL RECEPTORS; PRECURSOR CELLS, B-LYMPHOID; SELF TOLERANCE;

EID: 84865398764     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2012.02751.x     Document Type: Review

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