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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2021;32(1):3-5
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On the Role of Salt in Immunoregulation and Autoimmunity
Athanasios Mavropoulos
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Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

Keywords: Salt, diet, autoimmunity, Tregs, FoxP3, cytokines
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