Integrins as signaling molecules and targets for tumor therapy
β Scribed by Ruoslahti, Erkki
- Book ID
- 109884779
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 463 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0085-2538
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