Seminars in Hematology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 212-219 , July 2010

Megakaryopoiesis

  • Amy E. Geddis

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Amy E. Geddis, MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92023

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 Supported in part by NIH R01 DK049855.

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