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Polyclonal Activation of B Cells during Rubella Infection
Author(s) -
HYYPIÄ T.,
ESKOLA J.,
LAINE M.,
SALMI A.,
MEURMAN O.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3083
pISSN - 0300-9475
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1985.tb01852.x
Subject(s) - rubella , polyclonal antibodies , rubella virus , virology , antibody , antigen , rash , in vitro , immunology , virus , biology , medicine , measles , vaccination , genetics
Intensive spontaneous production of IgG by peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro is detected at the onset of rash in patients with rubella virus infection. The IgG synthesized consists not only of antibodies against rvihella virus specific antigens bul also of antibodies to unrelated viruses.