Dramatic increase in the numbers of functionally mature dendritic cells in Flt3 ligand-treated mice: multiple dendritic cell subpopulations identified.

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Published in J Exp Med on November 01, 1996

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E Maraskovsky1, K Brasel, M Teepe, E R Roux, S D Lyman, K Shortman, H J McKenna

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1: Department of Immunobiology, Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA.

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