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Original Article

Thyroglobulin-specific t cell line from a healthy individual does not produce proinflammatory cytokines on antigenic stimulation: an implication for possible fail-safe mechanism to avoid autoimmunity

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Pages 203-207 | Received 29 Nov 1993, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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