Absence of Classical MAP Kinase Pathway Signalling in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Houben, Roland; Michel, Barbara; Vetter-Kauczok, Claudia S; Pföhler, Claudia; Laetsch, Barbara; Wolter, Manfred D; Leonard, J Helen; Trefzer, Uwe; Ugurel, Selma; Schrama, David
- Book ID
- 110049247
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 265 KB
- Volume
- 126
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-202X
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