Expression of tissue levels of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in gastric adenocarcinoma
โ Scribed by Ming Zhang; Guan-Yu Zhu; Hong-Yu Gao; Shu-Peng Zhao; Yingwei Xue
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 561 KB
- Volume
- 103
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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