Lymphangiogenesis Is Upregulated in Kidneys of Patients With Multiple Myeloma
✍ Scribed by Julia K. Zimmer; Suzan Dahdal; Christian Mühlfeld; Ivo P. Bergmann; Mathias Gugger; Uyen Huynh-Do
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 373 KB
- Volume
- 293
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1932-8486
- DOI
- 10.1002/ar.21189
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