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Original Article

Determination of the exocrine pancreatic function with the NBT-PABA test using a novel dual isotope technique and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

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Pages 159-165 | Received 16 Oct 1996, Accepted 19 Dec 1996, Published online: 28 Aug 2009

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