The formation of mutated IgM memory B cells in rat splenic marginal zones is an antigen dependent process

• Jacobus Hendricks ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: hendricksj@ukzn.ac.za

  Current address: Division of Human Physiology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa

  Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Immunology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4794-9945

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• Annie Visser ,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Immunology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Peter M. Dammers ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliations Department of Cell Biology, Immunology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Institute for Life Science and Technology, Hanze University Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Johannes G. M. Burgerhof ,

  Roles Data curation

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Nicolaas A. Bos ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Nicolaas A. Bos, Frans G. M. Kroese

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cell Biology, Immunology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Frans G. M. Kroese

  Contributed equally to this work with: Nicolaas A. Bos, Frans G. M. Kroese

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Cell Biology, Immunology Section, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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