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Extracellular phospholipase A2: causative agent in circulatory collapse of septic shock?

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Vadas, P., Pruzanski, W. & Stefanski, E. Extracellular phospholipase A2: causative agent in circulatory collapse of septic shock?. Agents and Actions 24, 320–325 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02028289

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