3.2 Measuring Immune Responses

Methods in Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue C, 1998, Pages 365-387

  Ehlers, S ^a   Seitzer, U ^a  

^a Research Center Borstel   (Germany)

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EID: 0344795157     PISSN: 05809517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0580-9517(08)70686-X     Document Type: Article

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