Shikina, Takashi

IgA class switch occurs in the organized nasopharynx- and gut-associated lymphoid tissue, but not in the diffuse lamina propria of airways and gut. [electronic resource] - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) May 2004 - 6259-64 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0022-1767

10.4049/jimmunol.172.10.6259 doi


Animals
B-Lymphocyte Subsets--immunology
Immunity, Mucosal--genetics
Immunoglobulin A--biosynthesis
Immunoglobulin Class Switching--genetics
Immunoglobulin M--biosynthesis
Intestinal Mucosa--cytology
Intestine, Small--cytology
Leukocyte Common Antigens--biosynthesis
Lymphoid Tissue--cytology
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Nasal Mucosa--cytology
Nasopharynx--cytology
Peyer's Patches--cytology
RNA, Messenger--biosynthesis
Recombination, Genetic--immunology
Respiratory Mucosa--cytology