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The structure and biological activity of immunoglobulins and their subunits

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Isliker, H., Jacot-Guillarmod, H., Jaton, J.C. (1965). The structure and biological activity of immunoglobulins and their subunits. In: Ergebnisse der physiologie biologischen chemie und experimentellen pharmakologie. Ergebnisse der Physiologie, biologischen Chemie und experimentellen Pharmakologie, vol 56. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0117429

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