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Original Article

Human Generalized Argyria: A Submicroscopic and X-Ray Spectroscopic Study

Daniela Massi Istituto di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, ItaliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marco Santucci Istituto di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italia
Pages 47-53 | Received 24 Apr 1997, Accepted 31 Jul 1997, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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