Detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA in Merkel cell carcinomas
✍ Scribed by E. Varga; M. Kiss; K. Szabó; L. Kemény
- Book ID
- 108670661
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 161
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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