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Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Granulomas in Crohn’s Disease and Intestinal Tuberculosis: The Way Forward

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    Nayak Suprabha & C. Ganesh Pai

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Suprabha, N., Pai, C.G. Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Granulomas in Crohn’s Disease and Intestinal Tuberculosis: The Way Forward. Dig Dis Sci 58, 3641–3642 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-013-2909-1

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