The type of seeder cells determines the efficiency of germinal center reactions

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-141

  Meyer Hermann, Michael ^a   Beyer, Tilo ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 0842306330     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bulm.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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