Abrogation of Transforming Growth Factor-βSignaling in Pancreatic Cancer
✍ Scribed by Xia Lin; Xin-Hua Feng
- Book ID
- 105978871
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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