Interleukin (IL)-6 directs the differentiation of IL-4-producing CD4+ T cells.

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Published in J Exp Med on February 03, 1997

Authors

M Rincón1, J Anguita, T Nakamura, E Fikrig, R A Flavell

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1: Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8011, USA.

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