Simplified method for measuring urinary leukotriene E4
β Scribed by D.W. Qiu; K.P. Hui; C.W. Lee; T.K. Lim; Wan C. Tan
- Book ID
- 103805966
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Weight
- 290 KB
- Volume
- 677
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-4347
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