Superantigen antagonist protects against lethal shock and defines a new domain for T-cell activation
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Arad, G., Levy, R., Hillman, D., & Kaempfer, R. (2000). Superantigen antagonist protects against lethal shock and defines a new domain for T-cell activation. Nature Medicine, 6(4), 414–421.

Authors 4
  1. Gila Arad (first)
  2. Revital Levy (additional)
  3. Dalia Hillman (additional)
  4. Raymond Kaempfer (additional)
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@article{Arad_2000, title={Superantigen antagonist protects against lethal shock and defines a new domain for T-cell activation}, volume={6}, ISSN={1546-170X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/74672}, DOI={10.1038/74672}, number={4}, journal={Nature Medicine}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Arad, Gila and Levy, Revital and Hillman, Dalia and Kaempfer, Raymond}, year={2000}, month=apr, pages={414–421} }