Modulation of rat pancreatic acinoductal transdifferentiation and expression of PDX-1 in vitro
β Scribed by I. Rooman; Y. Heremans; H. Heimberg; L. Bouwens
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 573 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
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