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Characteristics and development of the murine B-1b (Ly-1 B sister) cell population.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 4 May 1992
Stall A M, Adams S, Herzenberg L A, Kantor A B
Abstract excerpt
In this paper we have outlined the evidence for two distinct branches of the B-1 cell lineage. The data show that phenotypically B-1a and B-1b cells are essentially identical, distinguished only by the presence or absence of the CD5 antigen. Functionally no differences between the two populations have yet been identified. Both produce anti-PtC antibodies, a specificity not observed in conventional B cells. Both...
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