MCP-1 in urine as biomarker of disease activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
✍ Scribed by Julia Barbado; Debora Martin; Luisa Vega; Raquel Almansa; Lisbeth Gonçalves; Mercedes Nocito; Antonio Jimeno; Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu; Jesus F Bermejo-Martin
- Book ID
- 119224908
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-4666
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