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Acute Effects of Heroin on the Cellularity of the Spleen and the Apoptosis of Splenic Leukocytes

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Fecho, K., Lysle, D.T. (2002). Acute Effects of Heroin on the Cellularity of the Spleen and the Apoptosis of Splenic Leukocytes. In: Friedman, H., Klein, T.W., Madden, J.J. (eds) Neuroimmune Circuits, Drugs of Abuse, and Infectious Diseases. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 493. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47611-8_18

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