ENDOTHELIUM: A DISTRIBUTED ORGAN OF DIVERSE CAPABILITIES

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 401, Issue 1 p. 1-8 ENDOTHELIUM: A DISTRIBUTED ORGAN OF DIVERSE CAPABILITIES Alfred P. Fishman, Alfred P. Fishman Department of Medicine University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104Search for more papers by this author Alfred P. Fishman, Alfred P. 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