Thymus and tolerance. Is regulation the major function of the thymus?

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• Publication year

  2001

• Venue

  Immunological Reviews

• Publication date

  2001-08-01

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  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1034/j.1600-065X.2001.1820103.xPMID 11722622
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