Rheological properties of young and aged human erythrocytes
✍ Scribed by Tillmann, W. ;Levin, C. ;Prindull, G. ;Schr�ter, W.
- Book ID
- 105211350
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 655 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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