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Review
. 2004 Oct;138(1):10-3.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02605.x.

The physiological role of cytotoxic CD4(+) T-cells: the holy grail?

V Appay
Review

The physiological role of cytotoxic CD4(+) T-cells: the holy grail?

V Appay. Clin Exp Immunol. 2004 Oct.
No abstract available

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Fig. 1
Phenotypic evolution of CD4+ T-cells along a hypothetical course of post-thymic development and distribution of virus specific cells along this process
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