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Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(01): 042-047
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646157
Plenary Lecture
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Human Fibrinogen—Structural Variants and Functional Sites

Agnes H Henschen
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92717, USA
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03 July 2018 (online)

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