## Abstract Characterization of epitopes recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in the sequence of tumor antigens is an important step in the development of tumor therapies. Because carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is a protein expressed in a high number of epithelial tumors, it is an interesti
Identification of a MHC class-II restricted epitope in carcinoembryonic antigen
โ Scribed by Lei Shen; Roland Schroers; Juergen Hammer; XueF. Huang; Si-Yi Chen
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 402 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-7004
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