Genomic Organization of the Mouse Major Histocompatibility Complex

The Mouse in Biomedical Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 119-134

  Kumánovics, Attila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012369454-6/50081-9     Document Type: Chapter

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