Antigen presentation to B cells.
B lymphocytes encounter antigen within the body, which causes them to undergo clonal expansion, affinity maturation and differentiation to antibody-forming cells. How they come into contact with the immunogen, and the subsequent response induced is the subject of several recent reports.
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Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
D000818:Animals; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D000941:Antigens; D016175:B-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology
D000941:Antigens