Interleukin-15 expression affects homeostasis and function of B cells through NK cell-derived interferon-γ
✍ Scribed by Navkiran Gill; Geoffrey Paltser; Ali A. Ashkar
- Book ID
- 113527181
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 368 KB
- Volume
- 258
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-8749
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