Article
Mechanisms of selection and differentiation in germinal centers.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Apr 1997
Liu Y J, de Bouteiller O, Fugier-Vivier I
Abstract excerpt
The choice between death and survival, a feature of early B cell development, is a choice also faced by mature B cells. If they survive this early developmental decision, mature B cells then face a second choice: either to undergo either terminal differentiation into plasma cells or to differentiate into memory B cells. Antigens, T cell signals (cytokines, CD40 ligand and Fas ligand) as well as the activation...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.