Esophageal Varices in Rat Models of Liver Cirrhosis
โ Scribed by Ryuichi Nishida; Ryoichi Inoue; Yukinobu Takimoto; Toru Kita
- Book ID
- 110376778
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 903 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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