Increased circulating interleukin-12 (IL-12) p40 in pulmonary sarcoidosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical & Experimental Immunology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0009-9104
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02105.x