Lack of cytomegalovirus infection after pancreatic islet transplantation
โ Scribed by N.R. Barshes; T.C. Lee; R. Alejandro; C. Ricordi; B. Williams; A.N. Gay; J.A. Goss
- Book ID
- 116701539
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 121
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4804
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