Growth Factors and Wound Healing: Platelet-Derived Growth Factor as a Model Cytokine
β Scribed by Deuel, Thomas F.; Kawahara, Rodney S.; Mustoe, Thomas A.; Pierce, Glenn F.
- Book ID
- 120436302
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 715 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0066-4219
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