Colorectal ornithine decarboxylase activity in human mucosa and tumors: Elevation of enzymatic activity in distal mucosa
โ Scribed by Dr. Kenji Nishioka; V. Bruce Grossie; Tai-Hwa Chang; Jaffer A. Ajani; David M. Ota
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 357 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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