Taking Advantage: High-Affinity B Cells in the Germinal Center Have Lower Death Rates, but Similar Rates of Division, Compared to Low-Affinity Cells
Open Access
- 1 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by The American Association of Immunologists in The Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 183 (11), 7314-7325
- https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.0902452
Abstract
B lymphocytes producing high-affinity Abs are critical for protection from extracellular pathogens, such as bacteria and parasites. The process by whiKeywords
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