Whatever happened to cell-bound antibodies? On the overriding influence of dogma

For over 75 years, only humoral antibodies were known to mediate immunological specificity. The apparent absence of these in delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions was perplexing, and the dominant dogma of antibodies led to some curious hypotheses.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature immunology 2002-02, Vol.3 (2), p.105-108
1. Verfasser: Silverstein, Arthur M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:For over 75 years, only humoral antibodies were known to mediate immunological specificity. The apparent absence of these in delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions was perplexing, and the dominant dogma of antibodies led to some curious hypotheses.
ISSN:1529-2908
1529-2916
DOI:10.1038/ni0202-105