Detection of telomerase activity in prostate massage samples improves differentiating prostate cancer from benign prostatic hyperplasia
✍ Scribed by Carlo Vicentini; GiovanniLuca Gravina; Adriano Angelucci; Esterina Pascale; Ettore D’Ambrosio; Paola Muzi; GabriellaDi Leonardo; Antonio Fileni; Andrea Tubaro; Claudio Festuccia; Mauro Bologna
- Book ID
- 106123337
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 130
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1335
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