Local Clonal Diversification and Dissemination of B Lymphocytes in the Human Bronchial Mucosa
The efficacy of the adaptive humoral immune response likely requires diverse, yet focused regional B cell antibody production throughout the body. Here we address, in the first study of its kind, the B cell repertoire in the bronchial mucosa, an important barrier to antigens inhaled from the atmosph...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01976/full |