The Biology of Germinal Centers in Lymphoid Tissue (Ecological Studies / Analysis and Synthesis,)
Description
This book meets the demand of a recent surge of interest in germinal centers, the foci of antigen-induced, rapidly proliferating B lymphocytes, representing sites in mammalian lymphoid tissue where memory B cells are generated. Various aspects of the generation of germinal centers, the somatic hypermutation process and the cellular interactions involved in the selection process are discussed in detail. A chapter on germinal center-derived lymphomas completes the treatment.
Keywords
LYMPHOID TISSUE
1998Book
Author(s)G. Jeanette Thorbecke, V. K. Tsaigbe
PublisherSpringer
ISBN9783540645597
LanguageEnglish
