Leukemia Research
Volume 29, Issue 8 , Pages 951-953 , August 2005

Suppressive effect of human herpesvirus-8/Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus on in vitro colony formation of hematopoietic progenitor cells

Received 20 January 2005 ,Accepted 26 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2005.01.012

Leukemia Research
Volume 29, Issue 8 , Pages 951-953 , August 2005

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