Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 266-267 , September 2002

Role of protease-activated receptors in neutrophil degranulation

  • S Kannan

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: S. Kannan, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, at Galveston, PO Box 25056, TX 77555, USA. Tel./Fax: +409-750-9060

Received 23 August 2001 ,Accepted 19 December 2001.

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Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 266-267 , September 2002

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