Allelic Exclusion, Isotypic Exclusion, and the Developmental Regulation of V(D)J Recombination

Molecular Biology of B Cells

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 127-140

  Krangel, Michael S ^a   Schlissel, Mark S ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012053641-2/50009-5     Document Type: Chapter

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