ated with higher pathologic stage and grade in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). In earlier studies, serum prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)
Effect of prostate manipulation on the serum levels of complexed prostate-specific antigen and total prostate-specific antigen
โ Scribed by RONAN LONG; SUBHASIS GIRI; SEAN DIVER; LORNA DUDDY; DECLAN MCKEOWN; KEVIN MORAN
- Book ID
- 108977153
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 88 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0919-8172
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