Improvement of Neuromuscular Transmission by 3,4-Diaminopyridine in the Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome and in Myasthenia Gravis
✍ Scribed by I. ROSÉN; H. LUNDH; O. NILSSON
- Book ID
- 119860711
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 505
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0890-6564
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