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A lifelong dedication to cytometry - A tribute to Guenter Valet

  1. Attila Tárnok1,†,*,
  2. Gero Brockhoff2,‡,*

Article first published online: 21 AUG 2007

DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20460

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Cytometry Part A

Cytometry Part A

Volume 71A, Issue 9, pages 639–642, September 2007

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Tárnok, A. and Brockhoff, G. (2007), A lifelong dedication to cytometry - A tribute to Guenter Valet. Cytometry, 71A: 639–642. doi: 10.1002/cyto.a.20460

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  1. 1

    Prof. Dr. Attila Tárnok (Ph.D.), Dept. of Paediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Centre, University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany

  2. 2

    PD Dr. Gero Brockhoff (Ph.D.), Institute of Pathology, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany

  1. †

    Tel: +49-(0)341-8652430, Fax: +49-(0)341-8651143.

  2. ‡

    Tel: +49-(0)941-9446607, Fax: +49-(0)941-9446602.

*Dept. of Paediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Centre, University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany

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