Calcium-binding protein S100P and cancer: mechanisms and clinical relevance
โ Scribed by Hongfei Jiang; Hang Hu; Xiaomei Tong; Qiuhong Jiang; Haiyan Zhu; Songying Zhang
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 373 KB
- Volume
- 138
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1335
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