Site-dependent production of transforming growth factor β1 in colonic mucosa: Its possible role in tumorigenesis of the colon
✍ Scribed by Yoshinori Kushiyama; Ryo Fukuda; Hiroshi Suetsugu; Hideaki Kazumori; Shunji Ishihara; Kyoichi Adachi; Yoshikazu Kinoshita
- Book ID
- 114486353
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 136
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-6543
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