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Analysis of structure/function relationships among major histocompatibility complex class I antigens

  • Structure and Function of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Genes and Proteins (Part I), Symposium
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Bluestone, J.A. Analysis of structure/function relationships among major histocompatibility complex class I antigens. Immunol Res 6, 67–79 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02918105

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