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Original Article

Antioxidant Properties of Conjugated Bilirubin and Biliverdin: Biologically Relevant Scavenging of Hypochlorous Acid

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Pages 57-66 | Received 07 Nov 1988, Accepted 11 Nov 1988, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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