It has been approximately 7 years since the introduction of gene therapy. Since conventional procedures such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy have had limited therapeutic value for cancer patients, the evolution of gene therapy seems a promising alternative to many researchers and clinicia
Protocols cookbook for cancer gene therapy
β Scribed by Frank Marini
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 31 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0265-9247
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