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The rat ζ-chain, a distinct component of the T-cell antigen receptor

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Colaco, C.A.L.S., Levins, B. The rat ζ-chain, a distinct component of the T-cell antigen receptor. Immunogenetics 35, 412–415 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179800

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