The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , January 2003

Unraveling the mission of FcϵRI on antigen-presenting cells

Received 7 July 2002 ,Revised 3 September 2002 ,Accepted 16 September 2002.

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☆ Reprint requests: Natalija Novak, MD, Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany.

PII: S0091-6749(02)91264-9

doi: 10.1067/mai.2003.2

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , January 2003

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