Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 209-223 , July 1997

Concepts and techniques in molecular biology—An overview

  • William P. Sheffield

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Canadian Red Cross Society Blood Services, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to William P. Sheffield, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, HSC 3N10, McMaster University, 1200 Main St West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5.

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* Supported by the Canadian Red Cross Society Research and Development Fund, and the Heart and Stroke Foundations of Canada and Ontario.

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doi: 10.1053/tmrv.1997.0110209

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 209-223 , July 1997

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