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Original Article

ELISA for Determination of Immunoreactive Free Elastase and Elastase in Complex with α1-antitrypsin in Nasal Secretions with Sinusitis

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Pages 542-549 | Received 07 Jun 1990, Accepted 24 Aug 1990, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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