Antigen-presenting function(s) of the non-classical HLA-E, -F and -G class I molecules: The beginning of a story

Research in Immunology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 301-313

  Le Bouteiller, P ^a   Lenfant, F ^a  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029744198     PISSN: 09232494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2494(96)89643-X     Document Type: Article

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