Ciliary neurotrophic factor increases muscle fiber number in the developing levator ani muscle of female rats
β Scribed by Maria E Peroulakis; Nancy G Forger
- Book ID
- 117471297
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 332 KB
- Volume
- 296
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3940
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