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Thromb Haemost 1978; 39(01): 238-239
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646677
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Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase (COMT) in Human and Rat Platelets

G Stramentinoli
Bio-Research, Liscate, Milan, Italy
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M Gualano
Bio-Research, Liscate, Milan, Italy
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S Algeri
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” Via Eritrea, 62, I-20157 Milan, Italy and Visiting Professor at Mario Negri Institute, on leave from the Department of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, III., USA
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G de Gaetano
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” Via Eritrea, 62, I-20157 Milan, Italy and Visiting Professor at Mario Negri Institute, on leave from the Department of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, III., USA
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E C Rossi
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” Via Eritrea, 62, I-20157 Milan, Italy and Visiting Professor at Mario Negri Institute, on leave from the Department of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, III., USA
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12 July 2018 (online)

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