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Structural basis for the signal transduction of erythropoietin

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Erythropoietins and Erythropoiesis

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Osslund, T., Syed, R. (2003). Structural basis for the signal transduction of erythropoietin. In: Molineux, G., Foote, M.A., Elliott, S.G. (eds) Erythropoietins and Erythropoiesis. Milestones in Drug Therapy MDT. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7543-4_3

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