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Bioengineering of liver assist devices

✍ Scribed by Tilles, Arno W. ;Berthiaume, Fran�ois ;Yarmush, Martin L. ;Tompkins, Ronald G. ;Toner, Mehmet

Publisher
Springer
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
281 KB
Volume
9
Category
Article
ISSN
0944-1166

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