Type IV collagen: A network for development, differentiation, and disease

Advances in Developmental Biology

Volumn 15, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-64

  Harvey, Scott J ^a   Thorner, Paul S ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

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EID: 33751008842     PISSN: 15743349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-3349(05)15001-7     Document Type: Review

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