Regulatory T cell epitope recognized by T cells from labial salivary glands of patients with Sjögren's syndrome
✍ Scribed by Takayuki Sumida; Tomohiro Kato; Tomoko Hasunuma; Toshiro Maeda; Kusuki Nishioka; Isao Matsumoto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 347 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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