Elevated CD4+/CD25+ T-cell Frequency and Function During Hepatitis C Virus Recurrence After Liver Transplantation
✍ Scribed by A. Perrella; G. Arenga; D. Pisaniello; B. Rampone; G.G. Di Costanzo; L. Atripaldi; C. Esposito; E. Di Florio; O. Perrella; O. Cuomo
- Book ID
- 116935099
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 777 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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