Impairment of the antipolysaccharide response in splenectomized patients is due to the lack of immunoglobulin M memory B cells.
Rita
R
Carsetti
Annalisa
A
Pantosti
Isabella
I
Quinti
D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007156:Immunologic Memory; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D013156:Splenectomy; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000276:immunology*
D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate