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Species-specificity and localization of encephalitogenic sites in myelin basic protein

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Kies, M.W. Species-specificity and localization of encephalitogenic sites in myelin basic protein. Springer Semin Immunopathol 8, 295–303 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197301

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