Separation of T-cell-stimulating activity from streptococcal M protein.

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Published in Infect Immun on May 01, 1992

Authors

B Fleischer1, K H Schmidt, D Gerlach, W Köhler

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1: First Department of Medicine, University of Mainz, Germany.

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