Natural killer cells: Dual role for NKG2D
β Scribed by Bell, Elaine
- Book ID
- 109957852
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 263 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1474-1741
- DOI
- 10.1038/nri988
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