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Infection of human tonsil histocultures: A model for HIV pathogenesis

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Glushakova, S., Baibakov, B., Margolis, L. et al. Infection of human tonsil histocultures: A model for HIV pathogenesis. Nat Med 1, 1320–1322 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1295-1320

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