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Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(01): 105-110
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646169
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von Willebrand Factor
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The Weibel-Palade Body: the Storage Granule for von Willebrand Factor and P-selectin

Denisa D Wagner
Departments of Medicine and Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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03 July 2018 (online)

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