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. 2001 Jun;48(6):762–764. doi: 10.1136/gut.48.6.762

T cell control of the gut IgA response against commensal bacteria

N BOS 1, H JIANG 1, J CEBRA 1
PMCID: PMC1728317  PMID: 11358892

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