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Identification of a mouse T-cell antigen receptor α-chain polymorphism by a Vα3.2 chain-specific monoclonal antibody

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Utsunomiya, Y., Bill, J., Palmer, E. et al. Identification of a mouse T-cell antigen receptor α-chain polymorphism by a Vα3.2 chain-specific monoclonal antibody. Immunogenetics 33, 198–201 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01719241

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