Table of Contents

  1. 7-1 Overview of Lymphocyte Development
  2. 7-2 V(D)J Recombination: Mechanism of Recombination
  3. 7-3 V(D)J Recombination: Control of which Segments Recombine
  4. 7-4 Phylogenetic Diversity in Antigen Receptor Genes
  5. 7-5 B Cell Development in the Bone Marrow
  6. 7-6 Maturation of B Cells in the Periphery
  7. 7-7 Organization of the Thymus and Early T Cell Development
  8. 7-8 Positive Selection of T Cells in the Thymus
  9. 7-9 Proposed Mechanisms of Positive Selection
  10. 7-10 Negative Selection
  11. 7-11 Diseases Related to Lymphocyte Development