T cell selection and autoimmunity: Flexibility and tuning

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 808-814

  Ohashi, Pamela S ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

AUTOIMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0030462125     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-7915(96)80009-4     Document Type: Article

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