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Research Article

ENHANCEMENT OF HUMAN T CELL RESPONSE TO A PEPTIDE EPITOPE OF 38 kDa ANTIGEN OF Mycobacterium tuberculosis BY LIPOSOMES

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Pages 255-263 | Published online: 17 Jun 2002

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