Patterns of HTLV-I infection among family members
Transmission of human T-cell leukemia virus type I from a patient with HTLV-I associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis and an asymptomatic carrier to rabbits
✍ Scribed by H. Minagawa; C. A. Mora; D. M. Asher; G. A. Stone; P. P. Liberski; C. J. Gibbs
- Book ID
- 105152315
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 910 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-8798
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