Stem cells in colon cancer. A new era in cancer theory begins
β Scribed by Joanna Papailiou; Konstaninos J. Bramis; Maria Gazouli; George Theodoropoulos
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 242 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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