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Original Article

Non-Caeruloplasmin Copper and Ferroxidase Activity in Mammalian Serum. Ferroxidase Activity and Phenanthroline-Detectable Copper in Human Serum in Wilson's Disease

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Pages 55-62 | Received 10 May 1989, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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