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Immunological Investigations
A Journal of Molecular and Cellular Immunology
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells-derived Exosomes Ameliorate Lupus by Inducing M2 Macrophage Polarization and Regulatory T Cell Expansion in MRL/lpr Mice

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