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Heterogeneity in polymorphonuclear leukocyte neutrophil granules

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  1. Electron Microscopy Unit, Veterans Administration Medical Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, 75216, Dallas, Texas, USA

    W. Allen Shannon Jr & Daniel M. Zellmer

  2. Department of Cell Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, 75216, Dallas, Texas, USA

    W. Allen Shannon Jr

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Allen Shannon, W., Zellmer, D.M. Heterogeneity in polymorphonuclear leukocyte neutrophil granules. Histochem J 14, 847–850 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01033634

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