Amyloid neuropathy in a younger domino liver transplanted recipient
β Scribed by Konen Obayashi; Taro Yamashita; Masayoshi Tasaki; Mitsuharu Ueda; Makoto Shono; Hirofumi Jono; Toshinori Ohshima; Yuki Ohya; Katsuhiro Asonuma; Yukihiro Inomata; Yukio Ando
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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