VEGF-D expression and lymph vessels play an important role for lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma
β Scribed by Yasuoka, Hironao; Nakamura, Yasushi; Zuo, Hui; Tang, Weihua; Takamura, Yuuki; Miyauchi, Akira; Nakamura, Misa; Mori, Ichiro; Kakudo, Kennichi
- Book ID
- 118675796
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 371 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0893-3952
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