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. 1964 Dec;40(Suppl):146–152. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.40.suppl.146

Immunochemical Mechanisms Involved in Penicillin Hypersensitivity in Experimental Animals and in Human Beings

Bernard B Levine
PMCID: PMC2483089  PMID: 14246832

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