Published November, 2010
By John G. Monroe and Ellen Rothenberg
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Immunology
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Despite the tremendous diversity of the cells of the hematopoietic system, they are all derived from common precursor cells that are generated in the fetus and persist into adult life. However, new technologies allow increasingly elegant and informative studies in mammalian systems, particularly for cells of the hematopoietic system.

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Published October, 2009
By Michael P. Cancro
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Immunology
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Discovery of the BLyS (also known as BAFF) family of ligands and receptors has yielded a paradigm shift in our view of B-lymphocyte selection, survival, activation, and homeostasis.

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