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Original Article

Electron opaque structures in human platelets: Which are or are not dense bodies?

James G. White Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pathology and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 455-466 | Received 15 Apr 2008, Accepted 16 Apr 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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