Membrane characteristics and functional activity of phagocytic alveolar macrophages
โ Scribed by N. G. Kolosova; L. N. Shishkina
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 570 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-4888
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