Different roles of D-amino acids in immune phenomena

FASEB Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 449-456

  Sela, Michael ^a   Zisman, Einat ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antigenic specificity; Immunogenicity; T cell response; Thymus independence

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO AMINO ACID; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030986263     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.11.6.9194525     Document Type: Review

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