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Original Article

Alkaline Phosphatase in Colorectal Cancer

A Quantitative Analysis of the Enzyme Content

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Pages 369-373 | Received 16 Dec 1971, Accepted 09 Feb 1972, Published online: 23 Feb 2010

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