Matrix metalloproteinases in tumour invasion and metastasis
β Scribed by Curran, Stephanie; Murray, Graeme I.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 205 KB
- Volume
- 189
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3417
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