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Original Article

Analysis of proteinuria: reference limits for urine excretion of albumin, protein HC, immunoglobulin G, k- and Δ-immunoreactivity, orosomucoid and α1-antitrypsin

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Pages 691-700 | Received 02 May 1996, Accepted 28 Oct 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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