Increased expression of tumor necrosis factor-α messenger RNA in the intestinal mucosa of inflammatory bowel disease, particularly in patients with disease in the inactive phase
✍ Scribed by Akiko Akazawa; Isao Sakaida; Shingo Higaki; Yoshitsugu Kubo; Koichi Uchida; Kiwamu Okita
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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