T-cell receptors: Is the repertoire inherently MHC-specific?

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Janeway Jr , Charles A ^a   Chervonsky, Alexander V ^a   Sant'Angelo, Derek ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 12644280866     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00142-4     Document Type: Article

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