Age-related deficiencies in antigen-specific CD4 T cell Responses: Lessons from mouse models

Aging and Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 374-381

  Haynes, Laura ^a   Lefebvre, Julie S ^a  

^a TRUDEAU INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; CD4; Model; Mouse; T cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868198678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21525250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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