The Evolution of Vertebrate Blood Coagulation: A Case of Yin and Yang

Russell F Doolittle

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1646154

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 1993; 70(01): 024-028
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646154

Plenary Lecture

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

The Evolution of Vertebrate Blood Coagulation: A Case of Yin and Yang

Russell F Doolittle

Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

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