[Combination diffusion-countercurrent electrophoresis procedure--an alternative to the complement-binding reaction in the diagnosis of influenza].

B Adamczyk; G Adamczyk; J Siegel

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[Combination diffusion-countercurrent electrophoresis procedure--an alternative to the complement-binding reaction in the diagnosis of influenza].

B Adamczyk·G Adamczyk·J Siegel

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B Adamczyk, G Adamczyk, J Siegel. 1983. [Combination diffusion-countercurrent electrophoresis procedure--an alternative to the complement-binding reaction in the diagnosis of influenza].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6410597/

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