52 The diagnosis value of neopterin measurement in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in lung cancer
โ Scribed by Gursoy, Guzin; Alpar, Sibel; Ucar, Nazire; Bakirci, Tulay; Aydin, Ahmet; Kurt, Bahar
- Book ID
- 122955565
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 179 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-5002
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