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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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03 July 2018 (online)

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