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Neutrophils—the unexpected helpers of B‐cell activation
Author(s) -
Harwood Naomi E,
Barral Patricia,
Batista Facundo D
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2011.259
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , microbiology and biotechnology , function (biology) , biology , paleontology
A specific subpopulation of neutrophils, termed N BH , has been shown recently to provide help for the differentiation and function of B cells and plasma cells. These novel findings are put in the context of our current understanding of B‐cell help.