Osteoarthritis: Cellular and molecular changes in degenerating cartilage
β Scribed by Helga Lorenz; Wiltrud Richter
- Book ID
- 116847749
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 507 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0079-6336
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