Germinal centers: A second childhood for lymphocytes

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Tarlinton, David ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 0031106319     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(97)70077-0     Document Type: Article

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