Pigeon breeders’ lung: pigeon intestinal mucin, an antigen distinct from pigeon IgA
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical & Experimental Immunology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0009-9104
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb05748.x