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Immunomodulatory peptides and the central nervous system

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, The George Washington University, School of Medicine, 20037, Washington, DC, USA

    Nicholas R. Hall, Joseph P. McGillis, Bryan L. Spangelo, David L. Healy & Allan L. Goldstein

  2. Pregnancy Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 20205, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Nicholas R. Hall, Joseph P. McGillis, Bryan L. Spangelo, David L. Healy & Allan L. Goldstein

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Hall, N.R., McGillis, J.P., Spangelo, B.L. et al. Immunomodulatory peptides and the central nervous system. Springer Semin Immunopathol 8, 153–164 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197253

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