In Search of Liver Cancer Stem Cells
β Scribed by Stephanie Ma; Kwok Wah Chan; Xin-Yuan Guan
- Book ID
- 107568038
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 322 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1550-8943
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