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Editorial
. 2008 Jul 18;103(2):122-4.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.108.180836.

Choosing sides in polarized endothelial adaptation to shear stress

Brian P Helmke
Editorial

Choosing sides in polarized endothelial adaptation to shear stress

Brian P Helmke. Circ Res. .
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