Mast cells: the Jekyll and Hyde of tumor growth.
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Departments of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts-New England Medical Center, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA Biochemistry and Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts-New England Medical Center, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA Internal Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts-New England Medical Center, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111, USA Immunology Division, Department of Oncology and Neuroscience, Medical School, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Trends in immunology
دوره 25 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004