Expansion of identical B-cell clones in the bilateral parotid glands and their circulation in the peripheral blood in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome
✍ Scribed by S. Shiokawa; Y. Miyazaki; M. Nakamura; T. Nakayama; K. Ohshima; Y. Suehiro; K. Yamamoto; J. Nishimura
- Book ID
- 106292492
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-7595
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