On the thymus in the differentiation of "H-2 self-recognition" by T cells: evidence for dual recognition?

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Published in J Exp Med on March 01, 1978

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R M Zinkernagel, G N Callahan, A Althage, S Cooper, P A Klein, J Klein

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