Alcohol
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 47-52 , May 2002

Role of activated CD8+ T cells in the initiation and continuation of hepatic damage

  • Thomas R. Jerrells

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Omaha VAMC, Research (151), 4101 Woolworth Ave., Omaha, NE 68105, USA. Tel.: +1-402-346-8800, ext. 3361; fax: +1-402-449-0604.(T.R. Jerrells)

Received 5 February 2002 ,Revised 21 February 2002 ,Accepted 22 February 2002.

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Alcohol
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