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Research Article

Serotonin in blood: Assessment of its origin by concomitant determination of β-thromboglobulin (platelets) and chromogranin A (enterochromaffin cells)

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Pages 148-153 | Received 18 Aug 2012, Accepted 26 Nov 2012, Published online: 17 Jan 2013

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