MAGE-A antigens in patients with primary oral squamous cell carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Urs D. A. Müller-Richter; Albert Dowejko; Silvia Peters; Stephan Rauthe; Tobias Reuther; Stefan Gattenlöhner; Torsten E. Reichert; Oliver Driemel; Alexander C. Kübler
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 448 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-6981
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