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Assessment of the Cytotoxic and Immunomodulatory Effects of Substances in Human Precision-cut Lung Slices
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Primary sensitization to cinnamyl chloride in an operator of a pharmaceutical company
A Goossens1, S Huygens, L Stoskute
1Department of Dermatology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. an.goossens@uz.kuleuven.be
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|November 15, 2006
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