Blood acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterases in senile dementia of Alzheimer type
โ Scribed by J.R. Atack; E.K. Perry; R.H. Perry; I.D. Wilson; M.J. Bober; G. Blessed; B.E. Tomlinson
- Book ID
- 118930104
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 739 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-510X
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