AUTOIMMUNITY - DELETION OF AUTOREACTIVE B-CELLS

Authors
MACLENNAN ICM
Citation
Icm. Maclennan, AUTOIMMUNITY - DELETION OF AUTOREACTIVE B-CELLS, Current biology, 5(2), 1995, pp. 103-106
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Biology
Journal title
Current biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09609822
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
103 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(1995)5:2<103:A-DOAB>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Several powerful mechanisms exist to prevent self-reactive B cells fro m maturing to secrete potentially destructive autoantibodies. These me chanisms act in addition to the removal of self-reactive helper T cell s.