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Thromb Haemost 1981; 45(02): 189
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1650163
Letter to the Editor
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Prostacyclin Reduces Red Cell Deformability

J J F Belch
University Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, 86 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 OSF, Scotland, U. K.
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G D O Lowe
University Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, 86 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 OSF, Scotland, U. K.
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M M Drummond
University Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, 86 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 OSF, Scotland, U. K.
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C D Forbes
University Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, 86 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 OSF, Scotland, U. K.
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C R M Prentice
University Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, 86 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 OSF, Scotland, U. K.
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Received 26 January 1981

Accepted 27 January 1981

Publication Date:
05 July 2018 (online)

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