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Evidence for Th2-type T helper cell control of allergic disease in vivo

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Robinson, D.S., Hamid, Q., Jacobson, M. et al. Evidence for Th2-type T helper cell control of allergic disease in vivo. Springer Semin Immunopathol 15, 17–27 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00204623

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