Circulating CD34+ cells, pulmonary hypertension, and myelofibrosis [4]

Blood

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1776-1777

  Fadini, Gian Paolo ^a   Schiavon, Marco ^b   Cantini, Marcella ^b   Avogaro, Angelo ^b   Agostini, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN;

CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FIBROSIS; MYELOFIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 33748179755     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 00064971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-02-005892     Document Type: Letter

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