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Research Articles

Evaluation of 6,6′-dithionicotinic acid as alternative chromogen in a modified Ellman method—comparison in various species

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Pages 533-537 | Received 30 Nov 2010, Accepted 18 Feb 2011, Published online: 07 Apr 2011

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