Lifetime of plasma cells in the bone marrow

Rudolf A. Manz, Andreas Thiel and Andreas Radbruch ()
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Rudolf A. Manz: Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne
Andreas Thiel: Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne
Andreas Radbruch: Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne

Nature, 1997, vol. 388, issue 6638, 133-134

Abstract: Abstract Immune protection is based on long-lived memory cells and effector cells, which are either cytotoxic or secrete antibodies. The lifespan of these effector cells has not so far been determined. Here we show that antibody-secreting plasma cells from bone marrow are as long-lived as memory B cells.

Date: 1997
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