Photodynamic diagnosis of metastatic lymph nodes using 5-aminolevulinic acid in mouse squamous cell carcinoma
β Scribed by Asai, Jun; Harada, Yoshinori; Beika, Masatomo; Takenaka, Hideya; Katoh, Norito; Takamatsu, Tetsuro
- Book ID
- 122240344
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 636 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0923-1811
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