Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A-Stimulated Monocytes Mediate Regulatory T-Cell Accumulation through PD-L1 and Kynurenine
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Giesbrecht, K.; Förmer, S.; Sähr, A.; Heeg, K.; Hildebrand, D. Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A-Stimulated Monocytes Mediate Regulatory T-Cell Accumulation through PD-L1 and Kynurenine. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 3933. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20163933
Giesbrecht K, Förmer S, Sähr A, Heeg K, Hildebrand D. Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A-Stimulated Monocytes Mediate Regulatory T-Cell Accumulation through PD-L1 and Kynurenine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2019; 20(16):3933. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20163933
Chicago/Turabian StyleGiesbrecht, Katharina, Sandra Förmer, Aline Sähr, Klaus Heeg, and Dagmar Hildebrand. 2019. "Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A-Stimulated Monocytes Mediate Regulatory T-Cell Accumulation through PD-L1 and Kynurenine" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 16: 3933. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20163933
APA StyleGiesbrecht, K., Förmer, S., Sähr, A., Heeg, K., & Hildebrand, D. (2019). Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin A-Stimulated Monocytes Mediate Regulatory T-Cell Accumulation through PD-L1 and Kynurenine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(16), 3933. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20163933