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PARP activation and the alteration of vasoactive factors and extracellular matrix protein in retina and kidney in diabetes

✍ Scribed by Bingying Xu; Jane Chiu; Biao Feng; Shali Chen; Subrata Chakrabarti

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 278 KB
Volume: 24
Category: Article
ISSN: 1520-7552
DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.842

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