On the metabolism of prenylamine (segontin®)
✍ Scribed by D. Palm; H. Grobecker
- Book ID
- 112700254
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1968
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 511 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-682X
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