Protein expression of matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 1 and 2 in papillary thyroid carcinomas
โ Scribed by Hiroyuki Maeta; Shigetsugu Ohgi; Tadashi Terada
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 438
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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