Osteopontin-induced survival of T cells
β Scribed by Stromnes, Ingunn M; Goverman, Joan M
- Book ID
- 109920983
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 353 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1529-2908
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