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- A New Positive Feedback Circuit in the Fibrosis–Cancer Axis for Male Livers
- Ebrahimkhani, Mo (Author)
- Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering (Contributor)
- Digital object identifier: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2017.02.007
- Identifier TypeInternational standard serial numberIdentifier Value2352-345X
- The final version of this article, as published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, can be viewed online at: http://www.cmghjournal.org/article/S2352-345X(17)30040-1/fulltext
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Ebrahimkhani, M. R. (2017). A New Positive Feedback Circuit in the Fibrosis–Cancer Axis for Male Livers. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3(3), 301-302. doi:10.1016/j.jcmgh.2017.02.007