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Original Article

The non-immune inflammatory response: Serial changes in plasma iron, iron-binding capacity, lactoferrin, ferritin and C-reactive protein

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Pages 695-704 | Received 08 Jul 1985, Accepted 23 Jun 1986, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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