Morphological and chemical study of pathological deposits in human aortic and mitral valve stenosis: A biomineralogical contribution

Pathology Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Cottignoli, Valentina ^a   Cavarretta, Elena ^a   Salvador, Loris ^b   Valfré, Carlo ^b   Maras, Adriana ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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EID: 84922364683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2042003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/342984     Document Type: Article

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