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Metabolic and functional effects of low-potassium cardioplegic solutions for long-term heart preservation

✍ Scribed by M. Desrois; M. Sciaky; C. Lan; P. J. Cozzone; M. Bernard


Book ID
110572339
Publisher
Springer
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
558 KB
Volume
8
Category
Article
ISSN
0968-5243

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