B Cells, the Bursa of Fabricius and the Generation of Antibody Repertoires

Avian Immunology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 67-89

  Ratcliffe, Michael J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Canada   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370634-8.50007-X     Document Type: Chapter

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