Possible epistatic role ofADH7 in the protection against alcoholism
✍ Scribed by Osier, M.V. ;Lu, R.-B. ;Pakstis, A.J. ;Kidd, J.R. ;Huang, S.-Y. ;Kidd, Kenneth K.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 126B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
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