Erythrocyte pyruvate kinase deficiency: Characterization of a new variant (PK ?Aarau?)
✍ Scribed by Lakomek, M. ;Winkler, H. ;Scharnetzky, M. ;Tillmann, W. ;Laier, G. ;Marti, H. R. ;Schr�ter, W.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1984
- Weight
- 704 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0584
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