Interleukin-7 (IL-7) knockout mice. Implications for lymphopoiesis and organ-specific immunity

International Reviews of Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 309-322

  Maeurer, Markus J ^a   Lotze, Michael T ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0031914021     PISSN: 08830185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08830189809042999     Document Type: Article

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