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Freezing and recovering rare red blood cells using glycerol

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/immunohematology-2020-045 | Journal eISSN: 1930-3955 | Journal ISSN: 0894-203X
Language: English
Page range: 85 - 88
Published on: Jan 1, 2020
Published by: American National Red Cross
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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