Between microbial attack and defence: The endothelium as a vulnerable player in infectious diseases

Hans Schnittler; Klaus T. Preissner

doi:10.1160/TH09-11-0760

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Thromb Haemost 2009; 102(06): 1011-1013
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-11-0760

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Between microbial attack and defence: The endothelium as a vulnerable player in infectious diseases

Hans Schnittler

¹Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany

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Klaus T. Preissner

²Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany

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