Microtube Device for Selectin-Mediated Capture of Viable Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood
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Microtube device for selectin-mediated capture of viable circulating tumor cells from blood.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.176669