Regulating the regulator: Phosphorylation of PKC θ in T cells

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue AUG, 2012, Pages

  Freeley, Michael ^a   Long, Aideen ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84874208502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00227     Document Type: Article

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