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Research Article

Determination of porphobilinogen deaminase activity in human erythrocytes: pertinent factors in obtaining optimal conditions for measurements

E. J. Erlandsen, P. E. Jørgensen, S. Markussen, A. Brock Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Viborg­Kjellerup County Hospital, Heibergs Allé 4, DK-8800 Viborg, Denmark
Pages 627-634 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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