Elevated serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α in Guillain-Barré syndrome
✍ Scribed by Dr.; MBCHB; PhD M. K. Sharief; MRCP B. McLean; MD; FRCPATH; DSc E. J. Thompson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 692 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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