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. 1986 Jun;21(6):721–722. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1986.tb05238.x

Ageing and platelet alpha 2-adrenoceptors.

C Buckley, D Curtin, T Walsh, K O'Malley
PMCID: PMC1400976  PMID: 3017393

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