The epidermal growth factor receptor as a target for gastrointestinal cancer therapy
✍ Scribed by Karen L. Tedesco; A. Craig Lockhart; Jordan D. Berlin
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 384 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-2729
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