Comparison of two density gradient centrifugation systems for the enrichment of disseminated tumor cells in blood
โ Scribed by R. Rosenberg; R. Gertler; J. Friederichs; K. Fuehrer; M. Dahm; R. Phelps; S. Thorban; H. Nekarda; J. R. Siewert
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 584 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-4763
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