Maturation of humoral immune responses : Studies on the effects of antigen type, apoptosis and age
The humoral immune response is dependent on the formation of antibodies. Antibodies are produced by terminally differentiated B cells, plasma cells. Plasma cells are generated either directly from antigen challenged B cells, memory cells or from cells that have undergone the germinal center (GC) rea...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Wenner-Grens institut för experimentell biologi
2004
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-85 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7265-835-5 |