Differential Growth Regulation in Human Melanoma Cell Lines by TIMP-1 and TIMP-2
โ Scribed by Toshihiko Hoashi; Takafumi Kadono; Kanako Kikuchi; Takafumi Etoh; Kunihiko Tamaki
- Book ID
- 115588840
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 288
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
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