Germinal centers: programmed for affinity maturation and antibody diversification
The seminal discovery by Eisen that antibodies undergo improvements in antigen-binding affinity over the course of an immune response led to a long running search for the underlying mechanism. Germinal centers in lymphoid organs are now recognized to be critically involved in this phenomenon, known...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017
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