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Interlaboratory Study of the Primary Antibody Response to Sheep Red Blood Cells in Outbred Rodents Following Exposure to Cyclophosphamide or Dexamethasone

Scott E. Loveless DuPont Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences, Newark, Delaware
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Gregory S. Ladics DuPont Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences, Newark, Delaware
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Charlene Smith DuPont Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences, Newark, Delaware
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Michael P. Holsapple Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan
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Michael R. Woolhiser Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan
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Kimber L. White Jr. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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D. L. Musgrove Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Ralph J. Smialowicz Office of Research and Development, Experimental Toxicology Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Research Triangle ParkNorth Carolina
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W. Williams Office of Research and Development, Experimental Toxicology Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Research Triangle ParkNorth Carolina
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Pages 233-238 | Received 19 Jan 2007, Accepted 13 Mar 2007, Published online: 09 Oct 2008

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