Regulatory role of cytochrome P450scc and pregnenolone in myelination by rat Schwann cells
β Scribed by Thant S. Zhu; Michael Glaser
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 406 KB
- Volume
- 313
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8177
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