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Review Article| Volume 26, ISSUE 2, P409-421, April 2010

Detection of Hypoxia at the Cellular Level

  • Laurie A. Loiacono
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    Corresponding author. Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 114 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105.
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    Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 114 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105, USA

    Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, 114 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105, USA

    University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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  • David S. Shapiro
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    Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 114 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105, USA

    University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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