Human mast cells express leptin and leptin receptors
✍ Scribed by Jasmien Taildeman; Claudina A. Pérez-Novo; Isabelle Rottiers; Liesbeth Ferdinande; Anouk Waeytens; Veerle De Colvenaer; Claus Bachert; Pieter Demetter; Wim Waelput; Katleen Braet; Claude A. Cuvelier
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 411 KB
- Volume
- 131
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-119X
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