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Alum: an old dog with new tricks

Yumei WenKey Laboratory of Molecular Medical Virology, MOE/MOH, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai200032, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yan ShiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Immunology, Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing100084, China;Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, CalgaryT2N 4N1, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-5 | Received 29 Nov 2015, Accepted 22 Dec 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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