Detection of cancer cells and gene expression of cytokines in the peritoneal cavity in patients with gastric cancer
β Scribed by Youji Fukumoto; Masahide Ikeguchi; Sachiko Matsumoto; Masashi Inoue; Tomohiro Osaki; Kenji Fukuda; Hiroaki Saito; Shigeru Tatebe; Shun-ichi Tsujitani
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 488 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1436-3291
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