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The Role of Small RNAs in Human Diseases: Potential Troublemaker and Therapeutic Tools

✍ Scribed by Huan Gong; Chang-Mei Liu; De-Pei Liu; Chih-Chuan Liang

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2005
Weight: 8 KB
Volume: 36
Category: Article
ISSN: 0931-7597
DOI: 10.1002/chin.200528275

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