Embryonic development of the liver

The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 17-25

  Bort, Roque ^a   Zaret, Kenneth S ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84889767411     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470747919.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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