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Original Articles

Low antioxidant status of serum bilirubin, uric acid, albumin and creatinine in patients with myasthenia gravis

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Pages 1120-1126 | Received 17 Sep 2015, Accepted 16 Dec 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2016

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