Trypanosoma brucei Isotype Switching during Infection by Antigen-Specific Pattern of Immunoglobulin Surface Glycoprotein Reveals a Complex Surface Glycoprotein 70, and Variant Responses against HSP60, Invariant Comparative Analysis of Antibody
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10.1128/IAI.68.2.848-860.2000. 2000, 68(2):848. DOI: Infect. Immun. Stijlemans, Maurice Geuskens and Etienne Pays Magdalena Radwanska, Stefan Magez, Alain Michel, Benoît Trypanosoma brucei Isotype Switching during Infection by Antigen-Specific Pattern of Immunoglobulin Surface Glycoprotein Reveals a Complex Surface Glycoprotein 70, and Variant Responses against HSP60, Invariant Comparative Analysis of Antibody
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