S5.16 Stimulation of proteoglycan synthesis by interleukin-4
β Scribed by J. Wegrowski; F. X. Maquart; F. Gillery; B. Kalis; J. Banchereau; J. P. Borel
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-4986
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