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Original Article

Relationship of Serum Zinc Levels to Hand Preference, Skull Length and Serum Gonadal Hormone Levels in Right-Handed Young Adults

Üner Tan Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology, Erzurum, Turkey
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Necip Kutlu Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology, Erzurum, Turkey
,
Ebubekir Bakan Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Erzurum, Turkey
,
Nuri Bakan Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Erzurum, Turkey
&
Alaaddin Kankilic Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Erzurum, Turkey
Pages 17-24 | Received 10 Dec 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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