Ascorbic acid inhibits prostaglandin E2 release in primary rat microglia
✍ Scribed by M. Hüll; K. Lieb; N. Kammerer; B. Fiebich
- Book ID
- 119576374
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0924-977X
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