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. 1957 Aug;38(4):413–423.

The Influence of Corticotrophin and Certain Corticosteroids on Populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Tissues of Mice

J C Batten, R M McCune Jr
PMCID: PMC2082604  PMID: 13460186

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