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This work was supported, in part, by the Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH (Z01 ES025034 to D.C.Z.).
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Edin, M.L., Zeldin, D.C. An improved protocol for the treatment of fulminant myocarditis. Sci. China Life Sci. 62, 433–434 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-019-9507-x
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