The danger theory: 20 years later

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue SEP, 2012, Pages

  Pradeu, Thomas ^a   Cooper, Edwin L ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Danger; Danger signals; Immunity; Inflammation; Innate immunity; Tolerance; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874208748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00287     Document Type: Article

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