Twin studies are a valuable way of determining the relative significance of genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of disease. In diabetes mellitus, they are of importance, since the aetiologies of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) and Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus are probab
Abnormal Angiogenesis in Diabetes mellitus
β Scribed by Alexandra Martin; Michael R. Komada; David C. Sane
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-7597
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