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Original Article

Studies on the quantification of proteoglycans by the dimethylmethylene blue dye-Binding method specificity, quantitation in synovial lavage fluid, and automation

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Pages 317-324 | Received 15 Apr 1992, Accepted 03 Aug 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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