Is disordered folate metabolism the basis for the genetic predisposition to neural tube defects?
β Scribed by J. R. W. Yates; M. A. Ferguson-Smith; A. Shenkin; R. Guzman-Rodriguez; M. White; B. J. Clark
- Book ID
- 115089582
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 522 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9163
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