Quantitative NBT reduction test with or without stimulation of peripheral polymorphonuclear cells from pregnant women.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0040-8727,1349-3329
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.151.89