Role of TCR:peptide/MHC Class I Affinity in Directing Different Maturation Phenotypes of Dominant and Subdominant Epitope-Specific CD8+ T Cells in Mamu-A*01+ Rhesus Monkeys
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens Macaca mulatta
PROVIDER: GSE54001 | GEO | 2014/04/24
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA234329
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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