Platelets interact with bacterial pathogens

Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(04): 613-614
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-08-0561

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Schattauer GmbH

Oonagh Shannon

¹Division of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

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