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. 1996 Mar;64(3):683–690. doi: 10.1128/iai.64.3.683-690.1996

Immunopathology of tuberculosis: roles of macrophages and monocytes.

M J Fenton 1, M W Vermeulen 1
PMCID: PMC173823  PMID: 8641767

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