How does the immune system distinguish self from nonself?

Seminars in Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-188

  Medzhitov, Ruslan ^a   Janeway Jr , Charles A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; SHORT SURVEY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0034210449     PISSN: 10445323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smim.2000.0230     Document Type: Article

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