The Chemokine Receptor CCR8 Promotes the Migration of Dendritic Cells into the Lymph Node Parenchyma to Initiate the Allergic Immune Response.
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SUBMITTER: Sokol CL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192021 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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