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Endocytosis by target cells: an essential means for perforin- and granzyme-mediated killing

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Gordy, C., He, YW. Endocytosis by target cells: an essential means for perforin- and granzyme-mediated killing. Cell Mol Immunol 9, 5–6 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/cmi.2011.45

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