Impairment of Host Defense against Disseminated Candidiasis in Mice Overexpressing GATA-3
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.01398-09