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Zinc balance normalization

An important mechanism of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and other drugs decreasing the activity of the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

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    Sławomir Tubek (Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy)

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Tubek, S. Zinc balance normalization. Biol Trace Elem Res 115, 223–226 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02685997

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