Somatostatin Receptor Localization of Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
✍ Scribed by V.D. Corleto; F. Scopinaro; S. Angeletti; A. Materia; N. Basso; E. Polettini; B. Annibale; O. Schillaci; G. D’Ambra; M. Marignani; G. Gualdi; C. Bordi; E.J. Passaro; G. Delle Fave
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 262 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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