Angiopoietin-1 Is Normally Expressed by Periendothelial Cells

Simon C. Satchell; Steve J. Harper; Peter W. Mathieson

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1616779

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2001; 86(06): 1597-1598
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616779

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Angiopoietin-1 Is Normally Expressed by Periendothelial Cells

Simon C. Satchell

¹Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK

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Steve J. Harper

¹Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK

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Peter W. Mathieson

¹Academic Renal Unit, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK

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