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. 1994 Nov 8;91(23):10769–10770. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.23.10769

Molecular evolution of the vertebrate immune system.

S Bartl 1, D Baltimore 1, I L Weissman 1
PMCID: PMC45107  PMID: 7971960

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