A new perspective on neural tube defects: Folic acid and microRNA misexpression
β Scribed by J.M. Shookhoff; G. Ian Gallicano
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 466 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1526-954X
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