Citation: Daniil Shevyrev, Valeriy Tereshchenko, Olesya Manova, Vladimir kozlov. Homeostatic proliferation as a physiological process and a risk factor for autoimmune pathology[J]. AIMS Allergy and Immunology, 2021, 5(1): 18-32. doi: 10.3934/Allergy.2021002
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