Protective Effect of Plantago major L. Pectin Polysaccharide against Systemic Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in Mice
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عنوان ژورنال: Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0300-9475,1365-3083
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2000.00793.x