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SHORT REPORT

Low selenium levels in serum and increased concentration in neoplastic tissues in patients with colorectal cancer: Correlation with serum carcinoembryonic antigen

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Pages 359-360 | Received 10 Mar 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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