Proteolytic Activity Attenuates the Response of Endothelial Cells to Fluid Shear Stress
✍ Scribed by Angelina E. Altshuler; Mary J. Morgan; Shu Chien; Geert W. Schmid-Schönbein
- Book ID
- 107620785
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 790 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1865-5025
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