Role of L3T4+ T cells in host defense against Histoplasma capsulatum
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.56.7.1685-1691.1988