Hyaluronan synthase expression in pleural malignant mesotheliomas
β Scribed by Naoki Kanomata; Tomoyuki Yokose; Tomoyuki Kamijo; Hiroyuki Yonou; Takahiro Hasebe; Naoki Itano; Koji Kimata; Atsushi Ochiai
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 208 KB
- Volume
- 446
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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