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Structural Insight into Natural Killer T Cell Receptor Recognition of CD1d

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Borg, N.A., Kjer-Nielsen, L., McCluskey, J., Rossjohn, J. (2007). Structural Insight into Natural Killer T Cell Receptor Recognition of CD1d. In: Lambris, J.D. (eds) Current Topics in Innate Immunity. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 598. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71767-8_3

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