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ID103585
Property Fraction of daily output of B cells produced in bone marrow daily out of total B lymphocyte population
Organism vertebrates
Value
Range 5-10
Units Percent
Reference Kenneth M. Murphy, Paul Travers, Mark Walport, Janeway's Immunobiology, 7th edition 2008 Garland Science pp.304
Reference PubMed ID
Entered By Uri M
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Keywords lymphocyte, adaptive immune system, humoral immune response, bone marrow, secondary lymphoid organ,
CommentsTotal B lymphocyte population in the steady state peripheral pool. The size of this pool seems to remain constant in unimmunized animals, and so the stream of new B cells needs to be balanced by the removal of an equal number of peripheral B cells.
Date Added Mar 05, 2009 10:49 AM
Date Edited Mar 05, 2009 10:49 AM
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