B cell positive selection by self antigens and counter-selection of dual B cell receptor cells in the peripheral B cell pools
✍ Scribed by Maria Manuela Rosado; Antonio A. Freitas
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-2980
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