Serum growth hormone-binding protein, insulin-like growth factor-I, and growth hormone in patients with liver cirrhosis
โ Scribed by Naoki Hattori; Hiroyuki Kurahachi; Katsuji Ikekubo; Takashi Ishihara; Kunisaburo Moridera; Megumu Hino; Yasuhiko Saiki; Hiroo Imura
- Book ID
- 116030516
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 532 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8600
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