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Prostaglandin Extraction and Analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans
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Acute vascular reaction due to lipo-prostaglandin E1
Y Fujimura1, M Watanabe1, K Natsuga1
1Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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