Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 215, Issue 1 , Pages 10-24 , 30 October 2009

Encephalitogenic T cells that stably express both T-bet and RORγt consistently produce IFNγ but have a spectrum of IL-17 profiles

Received 18 May 2009 ,Revised 14 July 2009 ,Accepted 15 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.07.007

Journal of Neuroimmunology
Volume 215, Issue 1 , Pages 10-24 , 30 October 2009

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