Drug-induced myotonia in human intercostal muscle
✍ Scribed by Dr. Hubert Kwiecińaski; Dr. Frank Lehmann-Horn; Dr. Reinhardt Rüdel
- Book ID
- 102533415
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 482 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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