Follicular dendritic-like cells derived from human monocytes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) play a central role in controlling B-cell response maturation, isotype switching and the maintenance of B-cell memory. These functions are based on prolonged preservation of antigen and its presentat...

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Main Authors: Peters J Hinrich, Heinemann Dagmar EH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-09-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/6/23