Expression of connective tissue growth factor mRNA in human IgA nephropathy
β Scribed by S. Zhang; D. Suzuki; T. Umezono; M. Toyoda; H. Sakai
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 885 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1342-1751
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