Structure of the Avian Lymphoid System

Avian Immunology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 13-50

  Oláh, Imre ^a   Vervelde, Lonneke ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370634-8.50005-6     Document Type: Chapter

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