Recognition and function in a degenerate immune system

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 14-15, 2004, Pages 1003-1008

  Sercarz, Eli E ^a   Maverakis, Emanual ^b  

^a TORREY PINES INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Cancer; Degeneracy; Molecular mimicry; Self recognition; TCR

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; AUTOIMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 1242270587     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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