Dynamics of transcriptional and translational processes in hepatocytes cultured in a collagen sandwich
β Scribed by James C. Y. Dunn; Ronald G. Tompkins; Martin L. Yarmush
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 499 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3592
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