Analysis of T-cell cultures and clones from a patient with classic rheumatoid arthritis — evidence for the existence of autoreactive T-cell clones in blood and synovial fluid
✍ Scribed by M. Schlesier; C. Ramb-Lindhauer; M. Gärtner; H. H. Peter
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 936 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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