Genetic detection of free cancer cells in the peritoneal cavity of the patient with gastric cancer: present status and future perspectives
β Scribed by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara; Yuichiro Doki; Hirokazu Taniguchi; Itsuro Sohma; Shuji Takiguchi; Hiroshi Miyata; Makoto Yamasaki; Morito Monden
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 284 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1436-3291
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