Molecular mechanisms of leptin and adiponectin in breast cancer
✍ Scribed by Thierry Jardé; Stéphane Perrier; Marie-Paule Vasson; Florence Caldefie-Chézet
- Book ID
- 116430541
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 295 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-8049
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