Red cell preservation and removal system of purine derivatives

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Antigens Protected Functional Red Blood Cells By The Membrane Grafting Of Compact Hyperbranched Polyglycerols
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Antigens Protected Functional Red Blood Cells By The Membrane Grafting Of Compact Hyperbranched Polyglycerols

Published on: January 2, 2013

S Sasakawa, K Honda, M Shiba

    Acta Biologica Et Medica Germanica
    |January 1, 1981
    PubMed

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