Serum-cholesterol-lowering effect of metronidazole and possible mechanisms of action
โ Scribed by Bergmann, K. ;Streicher, U. ;Leiss, O. ;Jensen, C. ;Gugler, R.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 340 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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