Detection of Carcinoembryonic Antigen-expressing Free Tumor Cells in Peritoneal Washes from Patients with Gastric Carcinoma by Polymerase Chain Reaction
β Scribed by Nakanishi, Hayao ;Kodera, Yasuhiro ;Torii, Akihito ;Hirai, Takashi ;Yamamura, Yoshitaka ;Kato, Tomoyuki ;Kito, Tsuyoshi ;Tatematsu, Masae
- Book ID
- 108581464
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0910-5050
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