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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Dietary Zinc Deficiency and Protein-Energy Malnutrition Decrease in Vitro Murine T Lymphocyte Cell Cycle Progression

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Pages 71-83 | Received 10 Jan 1999, Accepted 12 Feb 1999, Published online: 22 Oct 2008

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