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Meaning of measurement of bound sialic acid output in human gastric juice

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Vatier, J., Poitevin, C. & Mignon, M. Meaning of measurement of bound sialic acid output in human gastric juice. Digest Dis Sci 34, 962–963 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01540289

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