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Thromb Haemost 1993; 69(01): 086
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1651554
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

C4b-Binding Protein: An Update

G Monte
1   National Cardiovascular Center, Suita Osaka, Japan
,
R P Moerschell
1   National Cardiovascular Center, Suita Osaka, Japan
,
A Ghatak
2   Inst. for Prot. Res. Osaka University, Suita Osaka, Japan
,
E Melissari
3   Thrombosis Res. Inst. Emmanuel Kaye Bldg London, U.K.
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Received 06 July 1992

Accepted after revision 27 July 1992

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04 July 2018 (online)

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