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Natalie S Poulter1, William T E Pitkeathly, Philip J Smith

  • 1Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.

Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.)
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