A reply to dembic: On an end to the beginning of misunderstanding the immune response

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 302-305

  Cohn, M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

EPITOPE;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; AUTOIMMUNITY; COMPUTER MODEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL;

EID: 61849168849     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2009.02230.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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