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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. Part B: Hypertension in Pregnancy Volume 11, 1992 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Plasma Peroxyl Radical-Trapping Capacity in Severe Preeclampsia is Strongly Related to Uric Acid

J. Uotila Institute of Clinical Sciences, Tampere University, Box 607, 33101, Tampere, Finland
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T. MetsÄ-KetelÄ Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tampere University, Box 607, 33101, Tampere, Finland
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R. Tuimala Institute of Clinical Sciences, Tampere University, Box 607, 33101, Tampere, Finland
Pages 71-80 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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