Osteoprotegerin and RANKL in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis-induced osteoporosis
β Scribed by Shengqian Xu, Yu Wang, Jingqiu Lu, Jianhua Xu
- Book ID
- 120779931
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-8172
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