Stem cells in liver regeneration and therapy
β Scribed by Tobias Cantz; Michael P. Manns; Michael Ott
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 301 KB
- Volume
- 331
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-766X
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