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. 1996 Sep;64(9):3443–3445. doi: 10.1128/iai.64.9.3443-3445.1996

Immunoregulatory mechanisms of T-cell-dependent shock induced by a bacterial superantigen in mice.

S Florquin 1, M Goldman 1
PMCID: PMC174246  PMID: 8751882

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