IL-7: the global builder of the innate lymphoid network and beyond, one niche at a time.

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Published in Semin Immunol on March 13, 2012

Authors

Joonsoo Kang1, Mark Coles

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. joonsoo.kang@umassmed.edu

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