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Immunological Investigations
A Journal of Molecular and Cellular Immunology
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Quantitative Evaluation of Interleukin-12 P40 Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

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Pages 143-151 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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