CTLA-4 promotes Foxp3 induction and regulatory T cell accumulation in the intestinal lamina propria.
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SUBMITTER: Barnes MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3574974 | biostudies-other | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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