B-Cell Response during Protozoan Parasite Infections

In this review, we discuss how protozoan parasites alter immature and mature B cell compartment. B1 and marginal zone (MZ) B cells, considered innate like B cells, are activated during protozoan parasite infections, and they generate short lived plasma cells providing a prompt antibody source. In ad...

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Main Authors: María C. Amezcua Vesely, Daniela A. Bermejo, Carolina L. Montes, Eva V. Acosta-Rodríguez, Adriana Gruppi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/362131
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