Uptake and processing of Chlamydia trachomatis by human dendritic cells
β Scribed by Malgosia K. Matyszak; Joyce L. Young; J. S. Hill Gaston
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 260 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-2980
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