Treatment of Wilson's disease with zinc: XIV studies of the effect of zinc on lymphocyte function

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 649-652

  Brewer, George J ^a   Johnson, Virginia ^b   Kaplan, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031171028     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(97)90200-6     Document Type: Article

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