African Trypanosome-Induced Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction under Shear Stress May Not Require ERK Activation
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African Trypanosome-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction under Shear Stress May Not Require ERK Activation.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Angiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1061-1711,1615-5939
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1370890