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How does neonatal thymectomy affect the immune system?

Tamer TuranDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology Institute of Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Arzu TuranDepartment of Pathology, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty of Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Caner ArslanDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty of Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.Correspondence[email protected]
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Barbaros KinogluDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology Institute of Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Tayyar SariogluDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology Institute of Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Pages 511-513 | Received 25 Aug 2003, Accepted 19 Jan 2004, Published online: 23 May 2017

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