iNOS and eNOS expression in fulminant hepatic failure
โ Scribed by Ludger Leifeld; Magdalene Fielenbach; Dumoulin Franz-Ludwig; Sauerbruch Tilman; Spengler Ulrich
- Book ID
- 118565034
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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