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  1. Microvascular Biology Lab, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia

    Ian A. Darby

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Tim D. Hewitson

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Darby, I.A., Hewitson, T.D. (2008). In Situ Hybridization. In: Walker, J.M., Rapley, R. (eds) Molecular Biomethods Handbook. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-375-6_59

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