Serum α-L-fucosidase activity and tumor size in hepatocellular carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Hirofumi Takahashi; Toshiji Saibara; Shinichi Iwamura; Akira Tomita; Takashi Maeda; Saburo Onishi; Yasutake Yamamoto; Hideaki Enzan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 382 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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