Restriction fragment length polymorphism of human aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 and aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 loci
β Scribed by Akira Yoshida; Shi-Han Chen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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