IgA and reproductive tract immunity

Mucosal Immune Defense: Immunoglobulin A

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 291-320

  Kaushic, Charu ^a   Wira, Charles R ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72232-0_12     Document Type: Chapter

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