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Original Article

Isolation of human alveolar macrophages and lymphocytes from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid by centrifugal elutriation

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Pages 691-696 | Received 24 Jan 1985, Accepted 22 May 1985, Published online: 29 Mar 2011

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