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Proline trapping in granulomas, the site of collagen biosynthesis in murine schistosomiasis

✍ Scribed by Dr. Michael A. Dunn; Sam Seifter; Penelope K. Hait

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1981
Tongue: English
Weight: 547 KB
Volume: 1
Category: Article
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840010105

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