Studies on amelogenin peptides from mineralizing enamel.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: THE JOURNAL OF THE STOMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY,JAPAN
سال: 1987
ISSN: 1884-5185,0300-9149
DOI: 10.5357/koubyou.54.768