Immunosuppression and immunotherapy in endometriosis

Ying He; Sze Wan Hung; Hui Xu; Chi Chiu Wang

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-820661-4.00001-7

Immunosuppression and immunotherapy in endometriosis

Ying He, Sze Wan Hung, Hui Xu, Chi Chiu Wang

In: Immunology of Endometriosis · 2021 · pp. 271–295 · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-820661-4.00001-7 · W4200503049

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