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Original Article

Screening of Serum Autoantibodies to Cardiac β1-adrenoceptors and M2-muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors in 408 Healthy Subjects of Varying Ages

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Pages 43-51 | Received 03 Feb 1998, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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