Failure of urine dipsticks to detect ketosis in rats.

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  • Maximilian Bielohuby
  • Dominik Menhofer
  • Barbara J M Stoehr
  • Martin Bidlingmaier
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Obesity facts

دوره 4 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011