Microbial evasion of IgA functions

Mucosal Immunology, Two-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 291-303

  Kilian, Mogens ^a   Russell, Michael W ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012491543-5/50019-X     Document Type: Chapter

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