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Acta Oto-Laryngologica Volume 117, 1997 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Do the Leukocytes in the Surface Secretion on the Adenoid have an Immunological Function?

Magnus Ivarsson Department of Otorhinolaryngologic Head and Neck Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
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Anders Ebenfelt Department of Otorhinolaryngologic Head and Neck Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
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Christer Lundberg Department of Otorhinolaryngologic Head and Neck Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
Pages 878-882 | Received 20 Sep 1996, Accepted 19 Dec 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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