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The role of NF1 in Schwann Cell development and tumor formation and the influence of steroid hormones and metabolites

✍ Scribed by Therese M. Roth; Poornapriya Ramamurthy; Fumi Ebisu; Kate F. Barald

Book ID: 116976444
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 54 KB
Volume: 306
Category: Article
ISSN: 0012-1606
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.03.460

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