Functional anatomy of the ascending aorta and the coronary ostia (dog)
β Scribed by Boucek, Robert J. ;Takashita, Ruth ;Fojaco, Rita
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1964
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 895 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9106
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