The cytotoxic T lymphocyte immune synapse at a glance
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The cytotoxic T lymphocyte immune synapse at a glance.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1477-9137,0021-9533
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.186205