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Original Article

Total Biliary Protein, Mucus Glycoproteins, Cyclic-AMP, and Apolipoproteins in the Gallbladder Bile of Patients with Cholesterol Stones and Stone-Free Controls

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Pages 771-778 | Received 11 Sep 1990, Accepted 14 Feb 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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