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. 1972 Jan 1;52(1):198–205. doi: 10.1083/jcb.52.1.198

THE ROLE OF MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES IN VESICLE ARCHITECTURE AND ENDOTHELIAL TRANSPORT

An Electron Microscope Study of Myocardial Blood Vessels

Tsuranobu Shirahama 1, Alan S Cohen 1
PMCID: PMC2108675  PMID: 4108322

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