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Original Article

CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY TO ORBITAL TISSUE ANTIGENS IN THYROID-ASSOCIATED OPHTHALMOPATHY DETERMINED USING THE LEUKOCYTE PROCOAGULANT ACTIVITY ASSAY

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Pages 225-231 | Received 04 Oct 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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