3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE (DOPA) EXCRETION IN PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT MELANOMA
β Scribed by Scott, JamesA.
- Book ID
- 123457480
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1962
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 415 KB
- Volume
- 280
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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