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Isolation of Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells by Multi-parameter Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting
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[Physiopathological aspects of lymphoedema (author's transl)]

M Foldi

    Journal Des Maladies Vasculaires
    |January 1, 1980
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