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. 1974 Feb 1;60(2):507–519. doi: 10.1083/jcb.60.2.507

AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR ISOLATING ALPHA GRANULES AND MITOCHONDRIA FROM HUMAN PLATELETS

M Johan Broekman 1, Nelson P Westmoreland 1, Phin Cohen 1
PMCID: PMC2109166  PMID: 4360293

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