Do blood-borne calcifying nanoparticles self-propagate?

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Published in Int J Nanomedicine on January 01, 2008

Authors

Grace Mathew1, David S Mckay, Neva Ciftçioglu

Author Affiliations

1: Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Inc, Johnson Space Center, Houston,TX 77058, USA.

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