Dear Dr Silvagno,

 

We are pleased to announce that your article entitled “Mitochondrial Localization of Vitamin D Receptor in Human Platelets and Differentiated Megakaryocytes” will be published in PLoS ONE on Thursday, January 21 with the press embargo ending at 5 p.m. Pacific Time (8 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, January 20. On publication, your paper will be available online at http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008670.

 

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