Integrin-Linked Kinase (ILK) Expression Correlates with Tumor Severity in Clear Cell Renal Carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Míriam de Fátima Brasil Engelman, Rogério Mendes Grande, Marcelo Andery Naves, Marcello Fabiano de Franco, Vicente de Paulo Castro Teixeira
- Book ID
- 118824697
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1219-4956
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