Hypoxia induces expression of connective tissue growth factor in scleroderma skin fibroblasts
β Scribed by K.-H. Hong; S.-A. Yoo; S.-S. Kang; J.-J. Choi; W.-U. Kim; C.-S. Cho
- Book ID
- 110090502
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 327 KB
- Volume
- 146
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9104
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