Expression of Type IV Collagen and Its Degrading Enzymes in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung
โ Scribed by Nakagawa, Hideyuki ;Yagihashi, Soroku
- Book ID
- 108580965
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0910-5050
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