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germinal center: a standalone construct

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germinalcenter1 CONSTRUCTGerminal centerMACLENNAN · IMMUNOLOGY

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Immunology

transient structures in lymphoid follicles where activated B cells proliferate, mutate their antibody genes and are selected for higher affinity.

In immunology, germinal center refers to transient structures in lymphoid follicles where activated B cells proliferate, mutate their antibody genes and are selected for higher affinity. This meaning comes from MacLennan (1994) in Annual Review of Immunology.[1]

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References

  1. MacLennan, I. C. M. (1994). Germinal Centers. Annual Review of Immunology, 12(1), 117-139. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.iy.12.040194.001001

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