The role of 13 cis-retinoic acid in the remission induction of a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia
β Scribed by Joseph A. Fontana; John S. Rogers II; John P. Durham
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 956 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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