Rationale for the treatment of solid tumors with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib
β Scribed by James C. Cusack
- Book ID
- 117487724
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 303 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0305-7372
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