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Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(04): 718-719
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649657
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Considerations about the Correct Nomenclature of Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)

R Malsch
The 1st Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Klinikum Mannheim, Germany
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J Harenberg
The 1st Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Klinikum Mannheim, Germany
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Received 20 January 1993

Accepted after revision 18 May 1993

Publication Date:
05 July 2018 (online)

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