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The ultrastructure of camel blood platelets: A comparative study with human, bovine, and equine cells

Abdel Galil M. Abdel Gader Physiology Department, The Coagulation Laboratory, College of Medicine, King Saud University, RiyadhCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abeer K. Al Ghumlas Physiology Department, The Coagulation Laboratory, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh
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Mansour F. Hussain Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh
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Ahmed Al Haidari Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh
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James G. White Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Pages 51-58 | Received 28 Jul 2007, Accepted 11 Aug 2007, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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