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Germinal Center
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Definition
: The activated center of a lymphoid follicle in secondary lymphoid tissue where B-LYMPHOCYTES are stimulated by antigens and helper T cells (T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER) are stimulated to generate memory cells.
Examples
Dendritic Cells, Follicular
Other names
Germinal Centers; Centers, Germinal; Center, Germinal
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Source
germinal center kinases
EC 2.7.1.-
*Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases
Germinal Center.
Nature 1995 Oct 26;377(6551):750-4