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A cautionary note concerning the possibility that transforming growth factor-beta is a switch factor that acts on primary B cells to initiate IgA expression

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  1. Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 415 South University Avenue, 19104-6018, Philadelphia, PA, (USA)

    John J. Cebra, Anna George & Roy L. Kerlin

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Cebra, J.J., George, A. & Kerlin, R.L. A cautionary note concerning the possibility that transforming growth factor-beta is a switch factor that acts on primary B cells to initiate IgA expression. Immunol Res 10, 404–406 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02919731

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