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Thromb Haemost 2012; 107(04): 601
DOI: 10.1160/TH12-01-0049
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Protein S: An anticoagulant in its own right

Pablo García de Frutos
1   Department of Cell Death and Proliferation, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC, IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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Received: 26 January 2012

Accepted: 27 January 2012

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

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