On the semantics of immune recognition

Research in Immunology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 208-214

  Medzhitov, R ^a   Janeway Jr , C A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; B LYMPHOCYTE; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0029862341     PISSN: 09232494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2494(96)87222-1     Document Type: Article

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