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Original Article

Intact nuclear membrane in necrotic keratinocytes of Stevens-Johnson syndrome distinguishes complement-mediated target cell lysis in ADCC from cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis

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Pages 65-70 | Received 09 Dec 1992, Accepted 30 Mar 1993, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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