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Thromb Haemost 1995; 74(04): 1204
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649909
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Complement Activation and Tissue Factor Expression on the Feto-Placental Allograft

H M Cheng
Department of Physiology, University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Received 19 May 1994

Accepted after revision 12 July 1995

Publication Date:
09 July 2018 (online)

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