Effect of orchiectomy on structures of the thymus expressing major histocompatibility complex class II molecules
β Scribed by I. L. Sarilova; V. E. Sergeeva; A. T. Smorodchenko
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 428 KB
- Volume
- 145
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-4888
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