Red blood cells: Centerpiece in the evolution of the vertebrate circulatory system

American Zoologist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-198

  Snyder, Gregory K ^a,b   Sheafor, Brandon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION   (United States)

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EID: 33746013593     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/39.2.189     Document Type: Article

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