Brain metastases of melanoma—mechanisms of attack on their defence system by engineered stem cells in the microenvironment
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DIMITROV Borislav D., ATANASSOVA Penka A., RACHKOVA Mariana I.. Brain metastases of melanoma—mechanisms of attack on their defence system by engineered stem cells in the microenvironment[J]. Journal of Zhejiang University Science B, 2007, 8(9): 609-611.
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