Airways Smooth Muscle: Biochemical Control of Contraction and Relaxation

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Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: David Raeburn (Editore), Mark A. Giembycz (Editore), Davi Raeburn (Editore), A Giembycz (Editore), A Giembycz (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Basel
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 15.11.2013
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche
• EAN: 9783034876834
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3487683-4
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Illustrazioni: VIII, 352 p.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 17 x 1.9 x 24.4 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 628 g
• Serie: Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Respiratory Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy