Coincidence of autoantibody production with the activation of natural killer T cells in α-galactosylceramide-mediated hepatic injury
✍ Scribed by Hiroaki Matsumoto; Toshihiko Kawamura; Takahiro Kobayashi; Yasuhiro Kanda; Hiroki Kawamura; Toru Abo
- Book ID
- 108782867
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 603 KB
- Volume
- 133
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-2805
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