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Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Depression, and Th-1 Autoimmune Diseases

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  1. Department of Physiological Sciences, Sections of Neuroimmunology and Neuropharmacology, Instituto de Medicina Experimental, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela

    Fuad Lechin & Bertha van der Dijs

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Lechin, F., Dijs, B.v.d. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Depression, and Th-1 Autoimmune Diseases. Dig Dis Sci 52, 103–104 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9505-6

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