Hypoxia: an alarm signal during intestinal inflammation
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The role of hypoxia in intestinal inflammation
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1759-5045,1759-5053
DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.39