Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 844-847 , October 2006

ABH Histo-Blood Group Antigens in Human Thymus Involution

  • Victoria S. Sarafian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biology, Medical University–Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Victoria S. Sarafian, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Biology, Medical University–Plovdiv, 15a V. Aprilov Blvd, Plovdiv-4000, Bulgaria
    • ,
  • Tsvetana T. Marinova

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biology, Medical University–Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Received 20 December 2005 ,Accepted 13 March 2006.

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PII: S0188-4409(06)00111-1

doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.03.002

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 844-847 , October 2006

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