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Saenger, Y.M., Jenq, R.R., Perales, MA. (2007). Immunomodulatory Molecules of the Immune System. In: Kaufman, H.L., Wolchok, J.D. (eds) General Principles of Tumor Immunotherapy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6087-8_5
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