On recognizing 'shades-of-gray' (self-nonself discrimination) or 'colour' (integrity model) by the immune system

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 325-338

  Dembic, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECOGNITION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTES; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SELF TOLERANCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84883771873     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: 13653083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sji.12090     Document Type: Article

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