Self and Nonself

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 271-286

  Howes, Moira ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

B lymphocyte; Dendritic cell; Immunology; Invertebrates; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861949878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696590.ch15     Document Type: Chapter

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