Increased plasma MMP-2 protein expression in lymph node-positive patients with colorectal cancer
✍ Scribed by Marcus Langenskiöld; Lena Holmdahl; Peter Falk; Marie-Louise Ivarsson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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