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. 1969 Apr;10(4):98–105.

Gnotobiotic pigs: procurement, microbial flora, serum proteins and lymphatic tissues.

T J Alexander, O P Miniats, D G Ingram, R G Thomson, E L Thackeray

PMCID: PMC1697446 PMID: 4181892

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