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Thromb Haemost 2000; 83(05): 639-643
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613883
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The Endothelial Cell Protein C Receptor

Charles T. Esmon
1   From the Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Departments of Pathology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Received 17 December 1999

Accepted 21 December 1999

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08 December 2017 (online)

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