Periostin, a multifunctional matricellular protein in inflammatory and tumor microenvironments
β Scribed by Liu, Allan Yi; Zheng, Hong; Ouyang, Gaoliang
- Book ID
- 121913168
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 435 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0945-053X
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