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Thromb Haemost 1989; 62(02): 813-814
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646910
Scientific and Standardization Committee Communications
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Terminology for Fibrinogen γ-Chains Differing in Carboxyl Terminal Amino Acid Sequence

Charles W Francis
The Hematology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, New York
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Michael W Mosesson
The Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Received 26 April 1989

Accepted after revision 27 April 1989

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30 June 2018 (online)

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