Busy Bs: Lymphocyte uses multiple mechanisms to shape immune response
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 13:35
in Biology & Nature
New research expands our understanding of how a type of immune cell called a B lymphocyte enables the immune system to mount a successful defense against an intestinal parasite. The study, published by Cell Press online in the journal Immunity on 26 February, provides some intriguing insight into the variety of mechanisms implemented by B cells to protect the host from infection.