Thromb Haemost 1998; 80(01): 207-208
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615170
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Complex Control of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth by Thromboxane A2

Artur-Aron Weber
1   Institut für Pharmakologie der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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Karsten Schrör
1   Institut für Pharmakologie der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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Publication History

Received 12 March 1998

Accepted 31 March 1998

Publication Date:
08 December 2017 (online)

 

 
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