Evolution of theMhcclass I region: the framework hypothesis
β Scribed by Claire Amadou
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0093-7711
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