KIDNEY AND LUNG ABNORMALITIES IN α-3 INTEGRIN DEFICIENT MICE. † 338
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199604001-00358