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Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(04): 876-877
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615082
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Expression of the Factor VII Activating Protease, Hepsin, in situ in Renal Cell Carcinoma

Leo R. Zacharski
1   From the VA Medical & Regional Office Center, White River Junction, Vermont
2   From the Departments of Medicine, New Hampshire, USA
,
Deborah L. Ornstein
1   From the VA Medical & Regional Office Center, White River Junction, Vermont
2   From the Departments of Medicine, New Hampshire, USA
,
Vincent A. Memoli
3   From the Pathology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
,
Sandra M. Rousseau
1   From the VA Medical & Regional Office Center, White River Junction, Vermont
,
Walter Kisiel
4   From the Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Received 01 May 1997

Accepted after resubmission 21 November 1997

Publication Date:
07 December 2017 (online)

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