Gastroenterology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 706-709 , August 2007

Teaching Tolerance With a Probiotic Antigen Delivery System

  • Michel H. Maillard
    • ,
  • Scott B. Snapper

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Scott B. Snapper, MD, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Blossom Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114. fax: (617) 726-2373.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.06.055

Gastroenterology
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 706-709 , August 2007

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