Mucosal immunity in the human female reproductive tract

Mucosal Immunology, Two-Volume Set

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1631-1646

  Kutteh, William H ^a   Mestecky, Jiri ^b   Wira, Charles R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012491543-5/50099-1     Document Type: Chapter

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