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Resource competition as a mechanism for B cell homeostasis.
Abstract : Cellular competition for survival signals offers a cogent and appealing mechanism for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis [Raff, M. C. (1992) Nature (London) 356, 397-400]. We present a theoretical and experimental investigation of the role of competition for resources in the regulation of peripheral B cell numbers. We use formal ecological competition theory, mathematical models of interspecific competition, and competitive repopulation experiments to show that B cells must compete to persist in the periphery and that antigen forms a part of the resources over which B cells compete.
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Submitted on : Friday, October 10, 2008 - 2:13:29 PM
Last modification on : Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 10:27:21 PM
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