Protective effect of amifostine against cisplatin-induced motor neuropathy in rat
✍ Scribed by Suayib Yalcin; Gulay Nurlu; Bülent Orhan; Dilara Zeybek; Sevda Müftüoğlu; Banu Şarer; Berna Akkuş Yildirim; Eren Cetin
- Book ID
- 111640917
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-0560
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