An incremental increase in the complexity of peptides bound to class II MHC changes the diversity of positively selected αβ TCRs

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2357-2363

  Pacholczyk, R ^a   Kraj, P ^a   Ignatowicz, L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PEPTIDE; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0035865326     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.4.2357     Document Type: Article

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