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A sideways glance: Take it or leave it? The role of lactoferrin in iron sequestration and delivery within the body

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Scarino, M.L. A sideways glance: Take it or leave it? The role of lactoferrin in iron sequestration and delivery within the body. Genes Nutr 2, 161–162 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12263-007-0054-1

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