Follicles, germinal centers, and immune mechanisms in primary biliary cirrhosis

Hepatology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 424-427

  Webb, Gwilym J ^a   Hirschfield, Gideon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINEAGE; GENETIC RISK; GERMINAL CENTER; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; LYMPH FOLLICLE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 84921440960     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27552     Document Type: Article

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