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Regulatory roles of B cells in infectious diseases.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Fillatreau Simon
Abstract excerpt
B lymphocytes provide essential mechanisms of protection against infectious diseases. The secretion of specific antibodies by long-lived plasma cells is thought to account for the improved resistance afforded by most successful vaccines against pathogens. Accordingly, a goal in vaccine development is to induce potent B cell responses in order to drive the efficient formation of long-lived antibody-secreting...
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