Impaired B-1 and B-2 B cell development
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Lena Erlandsson; Steve Licence; Fabrina Gaspal; Sarah Bell; Peter Lane; Anne E.
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The cytokine IL‐7 and its receptor are essential for normal B and T lymphopoiesis. We have analyzed the role of this receptor in B cell development throughout ontogeny in IL‐7 receptor α‐deficient mice. We demonstrate that the IL‐7 receptor becomes progressively more important with age.