Heterogeneity of growth potential of adult rat hepatocytes in vitro
β Scribed by Chise Tateno; Kaori Takai-Kajihara; Chihiro Yamasaki; Hajime Sato; Katsutoshi Yoshizato
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 522 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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