Human Umbilical Cord Blood for Transplantation Therapy in Myocardial Infarction
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Human Umbilical Cord Blood for Transplantation Therapy in Myocardial Infarction.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2157-7633
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7633.s4-005