Serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor were elevated in patients with aortopulmonary collateral vessels after fontan procedure
โ Scribed by Yoshiki Mori; Makiko Shyoji; Toshio Nakanishi; Makoto Nakazawa
- Book ID
- 119547523
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 170 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-3597
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