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. 1997 Apr 15;99(8):1809–1813. doi: 10.1172/JCI119346

Biomechanical activation: an emerging paradigm in endothelial adhesion biology.

M A Gimbrone Jr 1, T Nagel 1, J N Topper 1
PMCID: PMC508003  PMID: 9109423

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