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The challenge of the combined use of synthetic antigens and synthetic adjuvants

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Sela, M., Mozes, E. The challenge of the combined use of synthetic antigens and synthetic adjuvants. Springer Semin Immunopathol 2, 119–132 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00201977

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