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Dissociation between platelet factor 3 availability and platelet aggregation.

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G De Gaetano, J Vermylen, M Verstraete. 1971. Dissociation between platelet factor 3 availability and platelet aggregation.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1972.tb05802.x

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