Circulating MMP11 and specific antibody immune response in breast and prostate cancer patients
β Scribed by Roscilli, Giuseppe; Cappelletti, Manuela; De Vitis, Claudia; Ciliberto, Gennaro; Di Napoli, Arianna; Ruco, Luigi; Mancini, Rita; Aurisicchio, Luigi
- Book ID
- 125401193
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 337 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1479-5876
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