Carcinoembryonic Antigen: Evidence for Multiple Antigenic Determinants and Isoantigens
โ Scribed by Rudolf Vrba, Elliot Alpert and Kurt J. Isselbacher
- Book ID
- 123653497
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 752 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
- DOI
- 10.2307/65006
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