title: Antigen presentation to B cells.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kosco
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens