37 Quantification of BK virus load in plasma and urine samples for the diagnosis of BK virus associated nephropathy in renal transplant recipients
โ Scribed by D. Mutlu; D. Colak; U. Yavuzer; M. Tuncer; S. Akman; B. Akkaya; H. Kocak; H. Demirbakan; A.G. Guven; G. Karpuzoglu; M. Gultekin
- Book ID
- 118616433
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1201-9712
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