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Cannabinoids and Susceptibility to Neurological Infection by Free-Living Amebae

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Cabral, G.A., Marciano-Cabral, F. (2005). Cannabinoids and Susceptibility to Neurological Infection by Free-Living Amebae. In: Friedman, H., Klein, T.W., Bendinelli, M. (eds) Infectious Diseases and Substance Abuse. Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48688-1_4

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