Use of MDCK cells for production of live attenuated influenza vaccine
โ Scribed by Jonathan Liu; Xiao Shi; Richard Schwartz; George Kemble
- Book ID
- 116961725
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 532 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0264-410X
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