The carotid body in animals at high altitude
✍ Scribed by C. Edwards; D. Heath; P. Harris; Yolanda Castillo; H. Krüger; J. Arias-Stella
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1017 KB
- Volume
- 104
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3417
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