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Decreased signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) protein expression in lymphatic organs during EAE development in mice. 小鼠EAE发育过程中淋巴器官信号转导和转录激活因子(STAT)蛋白表达的减少。

Immunology innovation Pub Date : 2013-11-02 DOI: 10.7243/2053-213X-1-3

Wen Xuan Wu, Ling Zuo, Kimberly E Dine, Kenneth S Shindler

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