Serum Levels of Clara Cell 10-kDa Protein Are Decreased in Patients with Asthma
β Scribed by N. Shijubo; Y. Itoh; T. Yamaguchi; F. Sugaya; M. Hirasawa; T. Yamada; T. Kawai; S. Abe
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 225 KB
- Volume
- 177
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0341-2040
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