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A Microphysiological System to Study Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Interaction during Inflammation
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A Microphysiological System to Study Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Interaction during Inflammation

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[The role of leukocytes in microcirculation dynamics in the norm and pathology]

K P Ivanov, N N Mel'nikova

    Vestnik Rossiiskoi Akademii Meditsinskikh Nauk
    |May 25, 2004
    PubMed

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