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Cell Fractionation of U937 Cells by Isopycnic Density Gradient Purification
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Separation of granulocytes from peripheral blood in a single step using discontinuous density gradients of

M T Aguado, N Pujol, E Rubiol

    Journal of Immunological Methods
    |January 1, 1980
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