Detection of circulating breast cancer cells and bone marrow micrometastases by immunomagnetic one-step RT-PCR
✍ Scribed by N. Cerveira; P. Rocha; D. Periera; S. Dória; S. Bizarro; H. Rodriguez; J. Abreu; J. Fougo; H. Silva; S. Castedo
- Book ID
- 117658293
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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