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T cell-mediated mechanisms in autoimmune thyroiditis

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    Giorgio Walter Canonica MD. & Marcello Bagnasco

  2. Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich., USA

    Yi-chi M. Kong

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Canonica, G.W., Bagnasco, M. & Kong, Yc.M. T cell-mediated mechanisms in autoimmune thyroiditis. Immunol Res 5, 305–313 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02935503

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