Regulation of B Cell to Plasma Cell Transition within the Follicular B Cell Response

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 225-234

  Nera, K P ^a   Kylaniemi M K ^a   Lassila, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; EFFECTOR CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GERMINAL CENTER; HELPER CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MEMORY CELL; MICROENVIRONMENT; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

CHEMOKINE;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR MICROENVIRONMENT; CHEMOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PLASMA CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 84939235818     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sji.12336     Document Type: Review

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