Angel Moctezuma-Ramirez

Texas Heart Institute Positions

Education

  • Medical School:

    Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education – Anahuac

  • Internship:

    Central Military Hospital in Mexico City

Publications

4862227 QZHY2RIG 1 alternatives-to-animal-experimentation 10 date desc Moctezuma Ramirez 31253 https://www.texasheart.org/wp-content/plugins/zotpress/
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