Experimental Hematology
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 565-571 , April 2007

VCAM-1 ablation in nonhematopoietic cells in MxCre+ VCAM-1f/f mice is variable and dictates their phenotype

Received 22 August 2006 ,Revised 8 January 2007 ,Accepted 16 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2007.01.031

Experimental Hematology
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 565-571 , April 2007

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