Table 1 |
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A selection of published research resulting in the characterization of factors involved in T/B cell interactions |
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References |
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| Discovery of soluble factors enhancing antibody production |
[53–55] |
| Discovery of a T cell replacing factor |
[56] |
| Induction of immunoglobulin production in B cells using rabbit lymphocytes or murine
B cells |
[57,58] |
| Two factors involved in B cell growth and B cell differentiation |
[59] |
| BCGF |
[60] |
| BCGF-II induced growth of and IgM production in murine B cells (now IL-5) |
[61] |
| BSF-1 cloned (now IL-4) |
[10] |
| BCDF/BSF-2 (IL-6) |
[62] |
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BCDF, B cell differentiation factor; BCGF, B cell growth factor; BSF, B cell stimulatory factor; IL, interleukin. |
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