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Research Article

Protection against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection conferred by the prophylactic administration of native and recombinant ArtinM

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Pages 792-799 | Received 21 Jul 2009, Accepted 20 Nov 2009, Published online: 14 Apr 2010

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