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Original Article

The Influence of Mouse Housing Density on Autoimmune Reactivity

Iqbal S. Grewal Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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Alexander Miller Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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Eli E. Sercarz Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
Pages 209-214 | Received 20 Sep 1996, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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