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Influence of T-cell receptor genes on chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

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Jansson, L., Olsson, T. & Holmdahl, R. Influence of T-cell receptor genes on chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Immunogenetics 37, 466–468 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00222472

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