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Thromb Haemost 1995; 74(01): 309-312
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1642695
Plenary Lecture
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Molecular Organization and Functional Regulation of Cell to Cell Junctions in the Endothelium

Elisbetta Dejana
Laboratoire de Hematologie, INSERM U217, Département de Biologie Molécuiaire et Structuraie CEN-G, Grenoble, France
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Aldo Del Maschio
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Vascular Biology Laboratory, Milano, Italy
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09 July 2018 (online)

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