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Molecular effects of cholera toxin on isotype differentiation

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Göteborg, S-413 46, Göteborg, (Sweden)

    Nils Lycke

  2. Department of Immunology, Stockholm University, Sweden

    Eva Severinson

  3. Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, Md., USA

    Warren Strober

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Lycke, N., Severinson, E. & Strober, W. Molecular effects of cholera toxin on isotype differentiation. Immunol Res 10, 407–412 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02919732

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