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An evolutionarily conserved rabbit T-cell receptor β-chain variable region

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    Edmundo Lamoyi, Anne L. Angiolillo & Rose G. Mage

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Lamoyi, E., Angiolillo, A.L. & Mage, R.G. An evolutionarily conserved rabbit T-cell receptor β-chain variable region. Immunogenetics 23, 266–270 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00373022

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