Lymphocyte subsets in alcoholic liver disease
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Suppressive effect of alcoholic liver disease sera on lymphocyte transformation.
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Hepatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1948-5182
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i2.46