EXOGENOUS INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR (IGF)-1 IMPROVES THE IMPAIRED HEALING OF GASTRIC MUCOSAL LESIONS IN DIABETIC RATS
โ Scribed by R.P. KOROLKIEWICZ; K. TASHIMA; A. FUJITA; S. KATO; K. TAKEUCHI
- Book ID
- 118770771
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 237 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-6618
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