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Total amount of ECP per eosinophil as indicator for the activity state of eosinophils

C.J. Pronk-Admiraal Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry, Haematology and Immunology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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P. C. M. Bartels Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry, Haematology and Immunology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
Pages 453-457 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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