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Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation Volume 30, 1972 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Plasma Dopamine-β-Hydroxylase Activity in Hypertension and Various Neuropsychiatric Disorders

L. Wetterberg Psychiatric Research Center and Dept. of Medicine, University of Uppsala, and Research Laboratories, Astra Läkemedel AB, Södertälje, Lund, Sweden
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S. B. Ross Psychiatric Research Center and Dept. of Medicine, University of Uppsala, and Research Laboratories, Astra Läkemedel AB, Södertälje, Lund, Sweden
Pages 283-289 | Received 26 Apr 1972, Accepted 22 Aug 1972, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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