Plasticity of Th17 cells in Peyer's patches is responsible for the induction of T cell-dependent IgA responses.
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SUBMITTER: Hirota K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3672955 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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