T follicular helper cells, T follicular regulatory cells and autoimmunity

International Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 173-179

  Zhu, Yangyang ^a   Zou, Le ^a   Liu, Yun Cai ^a,b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; T follicular helper cell; T follicular regulatory cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84964644988     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxv079     Document Type: Review

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