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. 1960 Mar;24(1):35–40. doi: 10.1128/br.24.1.35-40.1960

INFLUENCE OF IRRADIATION ON RESISTANCE TO INFECTION

Baruj Benacerraf 1
PMCID: PMC441035  PMID: 13798686

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