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The good, the bad and the ugly: how altered peptide ligands modulate immunity

Maria Katsara These authors contributed equally to this work; Immunology and Vaccine Laboratory, The Macfarlane Burnet Institute incorporating The Austin Research Institute, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia +61 3 9287 0666; +61 3 9287 0600; [email protected]
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Gabriela Minigo These authors contributed equally to this work; Monash University, Department of Immunology, Commercial Road, Prahran, VIC 3031, Australia
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Magdalena Plebanski These authors contributed equally to this work; Monash University, Department of Immunology, Commercial Road, Prahran, VIC 3031, Australia
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Vasso Apostolopoulos Immunology and Vaccine Laboratory, The Macfarlane Burnet Institute incorporating The Austin Research Institute, Studley Road, Heidelberg, VIC 3084, Australia +61 3 9287 0666; +61 3 9287 0600; [email protected]
Pages 1873-1884 | Published online: 06 Nov 2008

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