Immunodetection of Activin A is a Marker of Occult Lymph Node Metastasis and Prognosis in Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma
โ Scribed by RODRIGUES, PRISCILA CAMPIONI; KELNER, NATALIE; BUFALINO, ANDREIA; FONSECA, FELIPE PAIVA; DOS SANTOS SILVA, ALAN ROGER; KOWALSKI, LUIZ PAULO; COLETTA, RICARDO D.
- Book ID
- 122169842
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 2212-4403
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