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Hibernating Bears Provide Clue to Preventing Serious Clots in Humans
Low levels of the clotting factor HSP47 protect the sleeping giants from blood clots, and the same may be possible for humans and other mammals.
Hibernating Bears Provide Clue to Preventing Serious Clots in Humans
Hibernating Bears Provide Clue to Preventing Serious Clots in Humans

Low levels of the clotting factor HSP47 protect the sleeping giants from blood clots, and the same may be possible for humans and other mammals.

Low levels of the clotting factor HSP47 protect the sleeping giants from blood clots, and the same may be possible for humans and other mammals.

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