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Serotonin and Platelet Aggregation in Patients with Essential Hypertension Compared with a Normotensive Control Group

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  1. MRC Blood Pressure Unit, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

    David J. Stott & Gordon C. Inglis

  2. University Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK

    Abbey R. Saniabadi & Gordon D. O. Lowe

  3. 1980 Great Western Road, Glasgow, UK

    James Hosie

  4. Department of Cardiovascular Studies, The University, Leeds, UK

    Stephen G. Ball

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Stott, D.J., Saniabadi, A.R., Inglis, G.C. et al. Serotonin and Platelet Aggregation in Patients with Essential Hypertension Compared with a Normotensive Control Group. Drugs 36 (Suppl 1), 78–82 (1988). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198800361-00013

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