Detection of human T-cell leukemia virus antibodies in a Japanese T-cell leukemia patient with hypercalcemia
β Scribed by Y. Nakao; S. Maeda; S. Matsuda; T. Takubo; T. Masaoka; S. Shiozawa; T. Sugiyama; Y. Ito; P. S. Sarin; R. C. Gallo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 628 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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