Maturation of humoral immune responses : Studies on the effects of antigen type, apoptosis and age

The humoral immune response is dependent on the formation of antibodies. Antibodies are produced by terminally differentiated B cells, plasma cells. Plasma cells are generated either directly from antigen challenged B cells, memory cells or from cells that have undergone the germinal center (GC) rea...

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Main Author: Lindroth, Karin
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Stockholms universitet, Wenner-Grens institut för experimentell biologi 2004
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