Irregular regeneration of hepatocytes and development of hepatocellular carcinoma in primary biliary cirrhosis
โ Scribed by Hiroshi Miyakawa; Hirotoshi Fujikawa; Kentaro Kikuchi; Eriko Kitazawa; Yumi Kawashima
- Book ID
- 119392136
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 17 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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