Matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in desmoplastic melanoma
β Scribed by Toshihiko HOASHI; Kanako KIKUCHI; Shinichi WATANABE; Hiroko NANKO; Kunihiko TAMAKI
- Book ID
- 108576388
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 417 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0385-2407
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