Lectin and serum-PSA interaction as a screening test for prostate cancer
โ Scribed by Pranab S. Basu; Ramdhan Majhi; Sandip K. Batabyal
- Book ID
- 108313623
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9120
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