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Abstract
According to this theory, each B lymphocyte has a set of antibody receptors of a single specificity; when activated by the antigen, its descendants (the clone) produce antibodies with the same specificity as the receptors of the original B cell.
Details
Title
The Generation of Diversity: Clonal Selection Theory and the Rise of Molecular Immunology
Author
Nisonoff, Alfred, PhD
Pages
658-658
Section
Book Review
Publication year
1999
Publication date
Feb 25, 1999
Website
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
223945246
Copyright
Copyright © 1999 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.