Insulin-producing cells derived from stem/progenitor cells: therapeutic implications for diabetes mellitus
โ Scribed by Yuichi Hori
- Book ID
- 106239094
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 330 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0918-4287
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