Expression of platelet-derived growth factors C and D in the synovial membrane of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
✍ Scribed by Dirk Pohlers; René Huber; Bärbel Ukena; Raimund W. Kinne
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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