Factors influencing serum neopterin concentrations in a population of blood donors.
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a Population of Blood Donors, Harald Schennach, Christian Murr, Elmar Gächter, Peter Mayersbach, Diether Schönitzer, and Dietmar Fuchs ( Central Institute for Blood Transfusion, University Clinic Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; 2 Institute of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University, and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for AIDS Research, Fritz Pregl Strasse 3, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; * author for correspondence)
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical chemistry
دوره 48 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002