The effect of the acrodermatitis enteropathica mutation on zinc uptake in human fibroblasts
β Scribed by Florence Vazquez; Arthur Grider
- Book ID
- 112894624
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 407 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-4984
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