The discussion with Jacques Miller: Illustrating the limitations of pure empiricism

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 435-437

  Cohn, Melvin ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

AUTOIMMUNITY; DENDRITIC CELL; EMPIRICISM; HELPER CELL; LETTER; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLONAL ANERGY; DENDRITIC CELLS; EMPIRICISM; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; T-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 69049119112     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/icb.2009.34     Document Type: Letter

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