Human cytomegalovirus increases HUVEC sensitivity to thrombin and modulates expression of thrombin receptors
✍ Scribed by Milan Popović; Svetlana Paskaš; Maja Živković; Ladislav Burysek; Yves Laumonnier
- Book ID
- 106544311
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 411 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0929-5305
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