On the critique by colin anderson of 'a reply to dembic: On an end to the beginning of mis-understanding the immune response'

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Cohn, M ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; AUTOIMMUNITY; COMPUTER MODEL; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; IMMUNITY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649780840     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2009.02264.x     Document Type: Review

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