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Increased levels of cholesterol esters in glioma tissue and surrounding areas of human brain

C. NYGREN, H. VON HOLST, J-E. MANSSON1 & P. FREDMAN1 Department of Neurosurgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Gothenburg, Molndal Hospital, Sweden
Pages 216-220 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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