Phenotypic, transcriptomic, and spatial characterization of CD45RB+ naïve mature B cells: Implications in Sjögren's

Marina Boudigou1, Marie Frutoso1, Patrice Hémon1

  • 1UMR1227, LBAI, Univ Brest, Inserm, Brest, France.

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