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Polymyositis: Reduction of acetylcholine receptors in skeletal muscle

✍ Scribed by Dr. Alan Pestronk; Daniel B. Drachman

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1985
Tongue: English
Weight: 638 KB
Volume: 8
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-639X
DOI: 10.1002/mus.880080309

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