B cell superantigens: Potential modifiers of the normal human B cell repertoire

International Reviews of Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-324

  Domiati Saad, Rana ^a   Lipsky, Peter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold agglutinins; HIV gp120; Staphylococcal enterotoxins; Staphylococcal protein A

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030988711     PISSN: 08830185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08830189709116522     Document Type: Article

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