Auxiliary liver transplantation in acute liver failure in the rat – an illustrated description of a new surgical approach
✍ Scribed by Karina Schleimer; Reinhard Lange; Ursula Rauen; J. Erhard
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 858 KB
- Volume
- 384
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-2451
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