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Efficient Isolation Protocol for B and T Lymphocytes from Human Palatine Tonsils
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[The role of bacteriological examination in diagnosis of chronic tonsillitis]

A I Kriukov, A S Tovmasian, N A Antonova

    Vestnik Otorinolaringologii
    |October 4, 2008
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