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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Characteristics and reference ranges of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I measured with a commercially available immunoassay in 724 healthy adult Caucasians

Mikkel Andreassen Department of Endocrinology, Herlev Hospital, University of CopenhagenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kaspar Nielsen Regional Centre for Blood Transfusion and Clinical Immunology, Aalborg Hospital
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Ilan Raymond Department of Cardiology and Endocrinology, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lars Østergaard Kristensen Department of Endocrinology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen
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Jens Faber Department of Endocrinology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen
Pages 880-885 | Received 13 Mar 2009, Accepted 28 Jun 2009, Published online: 10 Dec 2009

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