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Research Article

IMMUNOSTIMULATING EFFECTS OF ACIDIC POLYSACCHARIDES EXTRACT OF PANAX GINSENG ON MACROPHAGE FUNCTION

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Pages 469-482 | Published online: 09 Sep 2002

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