Dermacentor andersoni: Salivary gland proteins suppressing T-lymphocyte responses to concanavalin A in vitro

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 262-271

  Bergman, D K ^a   Ramachandra, R N ^a   Wikel, S K ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029584659     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1995.1117     Document Type: Article

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