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[Some functional morphological changes in experimental auto(iso) immunization].

E D Tsinberg·V P Nefedov
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E D Tsinberg, V P Nefedov. 1965. [Some functional morphological changes in experimental auto(iso) immunization].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/5876537/

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