Carnitine plasma levels in liver cirrhosis
โ Scribed by Amodio, P.; Angeli, P.; Menon, F.; Merkel, C.; Gatta, A.
- Book ID
- 123132311
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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