Immortalization of Human Endothelial Cells
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Immortalization and transformation of human cells.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Japan Atherosclerosis Society
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0386-2682,2185-8284
DOI: 10.5551/jat1973.17.1_9