Mycologic endocrinology

Microbial Endocrinology: Interkingdom Signaling in Infectious Disease and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 269-290

  Clemons, Karl V ^a   Shankar, Jata ^b   Stevens, David A ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5576-0_15     Document Type: Chapter

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